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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)''': [[Mettmann (kreis)|Mettmann]][[File:Mettmann.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
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* 1974 [[Gruiten]] | |||
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| Auf silbernem Grund ein rot bewehrter schwarzer Hahn; rechts unten eine schwar ze Hahnenfeder mit rotem Kiel. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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The arms are canting (Hahn = rooster). The arms are not historical, the only known seal of Haan, dating from 1556 shows the patron saint, St. James. It has also been stated that the rooster symbolises the character of the inhabitants of the city. | The arms are canting (Hahn = rooster). The arms are not historical, the only known seal of Haan, dating from 1556 shows the patron saint, St. James. It has also been stated that the rooster symbolises the character of the inhabitants of the city. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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| | File:Haan.agros.jpg|alt=Wappen von Haan/Arms (crest) of Haan|The arms on a [[Agros matchbox labels|matchbox label]] | ||
File:Haanp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Haan/Arms (crest) of Haan|Postal cancellation | |||
File:euhaan.jpg|alt=Wappen von Haan/Arms (crest) of Haan|The arms on the twinning shield in [[Eu]] (Image by Jacques Dulphy, 2011) | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[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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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities H]] | [[Category:German Municipalities H]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:40, 16 June 2024
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Country: Germany  State: Nordrhein-Westfalen  District (Kreis): Mettmann  Additions:
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| German | Auf silbernem Grund ein rot bewehrter schwarzer Hahn; rechts unten eine schwar ze Hahnenfeder mit rotem Kiel. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on April 29, 1937 and have not changed after the incorporation of Gruiten.
The arms are canting (Hahn = rooster). The arms are not historical, the only known seal of Haan, dating from 1556 shows the patron saint, St. James. It has also been stated that the rooster symbolises the character of the inhabitants of the city.
Image gallery
The arms on a matchbox label
Postal cancellation
The arms on the twinning shield in Eu (Image by Jacques Dulphy, 2011)
Literature: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986.
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