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'''ALTENA (AL)''' | '''ALTENA (AL)''' | ||
State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | ||
Incorporated into : 1968 [[Lüdenscheid (kreis)|Lüdenscheid]] (1975 [[Märkischer Kreis]]) | Incorporated into: 1968 [[Lüdenscheid (kreis)|Lüdenscheid]] (1975 [[Märkischer Kreis]]) | ||
[[FIle:altena.kreis.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted on May 3rd, 1935. | The arms were granted on May 3rd, 1935. | ||
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The arms show the arms of the Counts of Altena-Mark. The district belonged in the Middle Ages to the Counts of Mark, who named themselves after their largest possession, Altena. In 1511 the counts acquired the duchies Berg and [[Jülich]]. The lion in the arms has the colours of the lion of Jülich, which was the largest possession of this family. | The arms show the arms of the Counts of Altena-Mark. The district belonged in the Middle Ages to the Counts of Mark, who named themselves after their largest possession, Altena. In 1511 the counts acquired the duchies Berg and [[Jülich]]. The lion in the arms has the colours of the lion of Jülich, which was the largest possession of this family. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:altena1.kreis.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a bookplate<br>(image from Facebook) | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Kreiswappen]] | |||
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[[Category:Altena]] | [[Category:Altena]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1935]] | [[Category:Granted 1935]] |
Revision as of 09:44, 28 January 2024
ALTENA (AL)
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Incorporated into: 1968 Lüdenscheid (1975 Märkischer Kreis)
German | blazon wanted |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on May 3rd, 1935.
The arms show the arms of the Counts of Altena-Mark. The district belonged in the Middle Ages to the Counts of Mark, who named themselves after their largest possession, Altena. In 1511 the counts acquired the duchies Berg and Jülich. The lion in the arms has the colours of the lion of Jülich, which was the largest possession of this family.
The arms on a bookplate (image from Facebook) |
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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