Castrop-Rauxel

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CASTROP-RAUXEL

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Recklinghausen (until 1972 a free urban district)
Additions : 1926 Amt Bladenhorst, Amt Rauxel, Bladenhorst, Bövinghausen, Castrop (1902 Behringhausen, Obercastrop), Frohlinde, Habinghorst, Merklinde, Pöppinghausen, Rauxel; 1928 Deininghausen; 1975 Henrichenburg

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 24, 1926.

The arms are those of Castrop, see there. The mural crown on the old arms was used until the late 1960s.

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms in the Abadie albums
Postal cancellation 1928

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