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'''LANGENFELD''' | '''LANGENFELD''' | ||
State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | State: [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Mettmann (kreis)|Mettmann]] (until 1974 [[Rhein-Wupper Kreis]])<br/> | District (Kreis): [[Mettmann (kreis)|Mettmann]] (until 1974 [[Rhein-Wupper Kreis]])<br/> | ||
Additions : 1936 Reusrath, Richrath | Additions: 1936 Reusrath, Richrath | ||
[[File:langenfe.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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|'''German''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on July 26, 1939. | The arms were officially granted on July 26, 1939. | ||
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The lion in the arms is the lion of the counts, later dukes of Berg, who owned the area. The horn symbolises the fact that the town grew around a major post station of the Thurn und Taxis postal service in the last century. The station was situated on a major crossroads Köln-Düsseldorf and Solingen-Hitdorf. | The lion in the arms is the lion of the counts, later dukes of Berg, who owned the area. The horn symbolises the fact that the town grew around a major post station of the Thurn und Taxis postal service in the last century. The station was situated on a major crossroads Köln-Düsseldorf and Solingen-Hitdorf. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}s1.jpg|center|200 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a local stamp | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}60.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Municipal stationery, 1960s | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a special cancellation 1973 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities L]] | [[Category:German Municipalities L]] |
Latest revision as of 11:37, 11 August 2024
LANGENFELD
State: Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis): Mettmann (until 1974 Rhein-Wupper Kreis)
Additions: 1936 Reusrath, Richrath
German | blazon wanted |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on July 26, 1939.
The lion in the arms is the lion of the counts, later dukes of Berg, who owned the area. The horn symbolises the fact that the town grew around a major post station of the Thurn und Taxis postal service in the last century. The station was situated on a major crossroads Köln-Düsseldorf and Solingen-Hitdorf.
The arms on a local stamp |
Municipal stationery, 1960s |
The arms on a special cancellation 1973 |
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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