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<center>''' {{uc:Kreis Wesel (WES)}} '''<br>Wesel 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> | |||
'''Additions''':<br> | |||
* 1974 [[Dinslaken (kreis)|Dinslaken]] (partly) | |||
* 1974 [[Moers (kreis)|Moers]] (partly) | |||
* 1974 [[Rees (kreis)|Rees]] | |||
{{#display_map:Kreis Wesel|width=250|height=250|zoom=7}} | |||
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|'''German''' | |||
| In einem grünen Schild eine silberne Kopfweide. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on July 14, 1978. | The arms were granted on July 14, 1978. | ||
The arms of the three former districts could not be combined, so new arms were devised. The tree symbolises the local tree Kopfweide (a type of willow), with 13 branches and three roots. The branches represent the municipalities and cities in the district and the roots are the three former districts. | The arms of the three former districts could not be combined, so new arms were devised. The tree symbolises the local tree Kopfweide (a type of willow), with 13 branches and three roots. The branches represent the municipalities and cities in the district and the roots are the three former districts. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:weselkp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Kreis Wesel/Arms (crest) of the Wesel district|Postal cancellation | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986. | |||
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[[Category:Kreiswappen]] | [[Category:Kreiswappen]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:30, 3 September 2023
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Wesel District Country : Germany  State : Nordrhein-Westfalen  Additions: |
| German | In einem grünen Schild eine silberne Kopfweide. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on July 14, 1978.
The arms of the three former districts could not be combined, so new arms were devised. The tree symbolises the local tree Kopfweide (a type of willow), with 13 branches and three roots. The branches represent the municipalities and cities in the district and the roots are the three former districts.
Image gallery
Postal cancellation
Literature: Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986.
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