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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/>


[[File:grefrath.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
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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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| Geviert von Silber und Gold durch ein durchgehendes, schmales schwarzes Kreuz, überdeckt mit einer roten heraldischen Lilie.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
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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The arms were granted on May 16, 1972.
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 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.


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