Erkrath

ERKRATH

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Mettmann
Additions : 1974 Hochdahl

Official blazon

German	In Silber über einem grünen Tal ein rotes Mühlrad, überhöht von einem blau bewehrten, blau bezungten und blau gekrönten schreitenden roten Löwen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The left arms were granted and devised in 1938. The new arms were granted on September 14, 1977.

The lion in the upper part is the lion of the counts of Berg, who owned the area. The lower part shows the bridge which was opened in 1936 and which connected the Düssel- and Neander-valleys. The town already had a nickname as the gate to the land of Berg, which is also symbolised by the bridge. In the new arms the bridge was replaced by a water mill wheel, which was taken from the arms of Hochdahl.

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