Neukirchen-Vluyn
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NEUKIRCHEN-VLUYN
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Wesel (until 1974 Moers)
Additions : 1928 Neukirchen, Vluyn
Official blazon
In Schwarz drei goldene schräglinke Wellenbalken.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on November 23, 1961.
The three waves represent three old river beds of the Rhine, which in the local dialect are called Vluynen. The colours are the colours of the counts of Moers, who owned Vluyn from the early Middle Ages.
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Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.