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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Steinfurt (kreis)|Steinfurt]][[File:Steinfu2.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 1974 [[Tecklenburg (kreis)|Tecklenburg]])<br><br><br> | |||
'''Incorporated into''':<br> | |||
* 1975 [[Hörstel]] | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted in 1937 and are based on the old seals of the city. The beaver's head is canting (Beaver=Bever in the local dialect, or Biber in German). The beaver already appeared on the oldest seal of the city, which dates from the 15<sup>th</sup> century. | The arms were granted in 1937 and are based on the old seals of the city. The beaver's head is canting (Beaver=Bever in the local dialect, or Biber in German). The beaver already appeared on the oldest seal of the city, which dates from the 15<sup>th</sup> century. | ||
The arms have not changed since, except for the colours of the beaver, which has often been shown in proper colours, as shown below by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the 1920s. | The arms have not changed since, except for the colours of the beaver, which has often been shown in proper colours, as shown below by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the 1920s. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:bevergern.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Bevergern/Arms (crest) of Bevergern|>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | |||
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[[Category:German Municipalities B]] | [[Category:German Municipalities B]] |
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