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'''GREFRATH'''
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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)''' : [[Viersen (kreis)|Viersen]][[File:kempenkr.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 1974 [[Kempen-Krefeld]])<br><br><br>
'''Additions''':<br>
* 1970 [[Oedt]]


State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/>
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District (Kreis) : [[Viersen (kreis)|Viersen]] (until 1974 [[Kempen-Krefeld]])<br/>
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Additions : 1970 [[Oedt]]<br/>


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| Geviert von Silber und Gold durch ein durchgehendes, schmales schwarzes Kreuz, überdeckt mit einer roten heraldischen Lilie.
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===Official blazon===  
===Origin/meaning===
Geviert von Silber und Gold durch ein durchgehendes, schmales schwarzes Kreuz, überdeckt mit einer roten heraldischen Lilie.
The arms were granted on ? and changed after the merger on May 16, 1972.
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File:grefrath1.jpg|alt=Wappen von /Arms (crest) of |The old arms from ?
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===Origin/meaning===
The first arms show the local patron saint, St. Lawrence with a fleur-de-lys, taken from the arms of the Knights von Greverode, who in medieval times originated from the town. Greverode is the old name of the town.
The arms were granted on May 16, 1972.


The fleur-de-lis is taken from the old arms of Greftath, the colours from the arms of Oedt. The cross is the cross of the [[Köln (State)|State of Köln]], to which the present municipality belonged.
In the new arms, the fleur-de-lis is taken from the old arms, the colours from the arms of Oedt. The cross is the cross of the [[Köln (State)|State of Köln]], to which the area of the present municipality historically belonged.


The previous arms:<br>
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[[File:grefrath1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
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File:Grefrath60.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Municipal stationery, 1960s
File:Grefrathp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Grefrath/Arms (crest) of Grefrath|Postal cancellation 1967
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These arms show the local patron saint, St. Lawrence with a fluer-de-lys, taken from the arms of the Knights von Greverode, who in medieval times originated from the town. Greverode is the old name of the town.
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986.


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986.
[[Category:German Municipalities G]]
 
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]]
[[File:Germany.jpg|50 px|link=Germany]][[Category:German Municipalities G]]
[[File:nordrhei.jpg|50 px]][[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]]
[[Category:Viersen]]
[[Category:Viersen]]
[[Category:Kempen-Krefeld]]
[[Category:Kempen-Krefeld]]
[[Category:Granted 1972]]
[[Category:Granted 1972]]
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