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<center>''' {{uc:Oberbergischer Kreis (GM)}} '''<br>Oberbergischer Kreis District</center><br> | |||
'''Country''': Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''State''': [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:Nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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* 1932 Gummersbach | |||
* 1932 Waldbröl (partly) | |||
* 1974 [[Rhein-Wupper Kreis]] (partly) | |||
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| | | Unter einem goldenen Schildhaupt einen in drei Reihen in Rot und Silber geschachten Balken gespalten von Rot nach Silber; vorne eine silberne Burg mit einem hohen dreifenstrigen linken und einem niedrigeren zweifenstrigen rechten Zinnenturm, ein spitzgiebeliges Haus mit offen rotem Tor und schwarzem Giebelfenster flankierend; hinten ein zweigeschwänzter blau bekrönter, blau bezungter und blau bewehrter roter Löwe. | ||
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The arms are a combination of the arms of the former territories to which (parts) of the district belonged. The upper part shows the chequered bar of the [[County of Mark]]. The castle represents the Homburg castle, owned by the Princes of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. The lion is the lion of the County of Berg, to which a large part of the district belonged. In 1938 the lion was granted without the original blue tongue. This was corrected in 1978. | The arms are a combination of the arms of the former territories to which (parts) of the district belonged. The upper part shows the chequered bar of the [[County of Mark]]. The castle represents the Homburg castle, owned by the Princes of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. The lion is the lion of the County of Berg, to which a large part of the district belonged. In 1938 the lion was granted without the original blue tongue. This was corrected in 1978. | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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[[Category:Kreiswappen]] | [[Category:Kreiswappen]] |
Latest revision as of 09:15, 16 June 2024
Oberbergischer Kreis District Country: Germany State: Nordrhein-Westfalen Additions:
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German | Unter einem goldenen Schildhaupt einen in drei Reihen in Rot und Silber geschachten Balken gespalten von Rot nach Silber; vorne eine silberne Burg mit einem hohen dreifenstrigen linken und einem niedrigeren zweifenstrigen rechten Zinnenturm, ein spitzgiebeliges Haus mit offen rotem Tor und schwarzem Giebelfenster flankierend; hinten ein zweigeschwänzter blau bekrönter, blau bezungter und blau bewehrter roter Löwe. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on July 16, 1938 and again on February 10, 1976.
The arms are a combination of the arms of the former territories to which (parts) of the district belonged. The upper part shows the chequered bar of the County of Mark. The castle represents the Homburg castle, owned by the Princes of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. The lion is the lion of the County of Berg, to which a large part of the district belonged. In 1938 the lion was granted without the original blue tongue. This was corrected in 1978.
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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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