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'''BIRTEN''' | '''BIRTEN''' | ||
State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]] <br/> | State:[[Nordrhein-Westfalen]] <br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Wesel (kreis)|Wesel]] (until 1974 [[Moers (kreis)|Moers]])<br/> | District (Kreis):[[Wesel (kreis)|Wesel]] (until 1974 [[Moers (kreis)|Moers]])<br/> | ||
Amt : [[Amt Alpen-Veen]] (until 1969) <br/> | Amt:[[Amt Alpen-Veen]] (until 1969) <br/> | ||
Incorporated into : 1969 [[Xanten]] | Incorporated into: 1969 [[Xanten]] | ||
[[File:birten.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:birten.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
(de) | *(de) | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on December 11, 1962. | The arms were officially granted on December 11, 1962. | ||
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The arms are based on the 15th century seal of the village. The seal showed a divided shield with in the upper half the local patron saint, St. Peter, and in the lower half a half escarbuncle of the Duchy of Kleve. In the above arms the saint was replaced by his symbol, the key, which was placed on the escarbuncle. | The arms are based on the 15th century seal of the village. The seal showed a divided shield with in the upper half the local patron saint, St. Peter, and in the lower half a half escarbuncle of the Duchy of Kleve. In the above arms the saint was replaced by his symbol, the key, which was placed on the escarbuncle. | ||
{{de}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : [http://www.moers.nrw.cc/infos/heraldik.htm http://www.moers.nrw.cc/infos/heraldik.htm] | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]:[http://www.moers.nrw.cc/infos/heraldik.htm http://www.moers.nrw.cc/infos/heraldik.htm] | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities B]] | |||
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | [[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | ||
[[Category:Wesel]] | [[Category:Wesel]] | ||
[[Category:Moers]] | [[Category:Moers]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1962]] | [[Category:Granted 1962]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:42, 13 August 2024
BIRTEN
State:Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis):Wesel (until 1974 Moers)
Amt:Amt Alpen-Veen (until 1969)
Incorporated into: 1969 Xanten
Official blazon
- (de)
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on December 11, 1962.
The arms are based on the 15th century seal of the village. The seal showed a divided shield with in the upper half the local patron saint, St. Peter, and in the lower half a half escarbuncle of the Duchy of Kleve. In the above arms the saint was replaced by his symbol, the key, which was placed on the escarbuncle.
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