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<center>''' {{uc:Landkreis Altena (AL)}} '''<br>Altena District</center><br> | |||
'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''Incorporated into''':<br> | |||
* 1968 [[Lüdenscheid (kreis)|Lüdenscheid]] | |||
** 1975 [[Märkischer Kreis]] | |||
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|'''German''' | |||
| In goldenem Schilde im unteren Drittel ein dreireihig rot-silbern geschachter Balken, darüber wachsend ein schwarzer rotbewehrter Löwe. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on May 3rd, 1935. | The arms were granted on May 3rd, 1935. | ||
The arms show the arms of the Counts of Altena-Mark. The district belonged in the Middle Ages to the Counts of Mark, who named themselves after their largest possession, Altena. In 1511 the counts acquired the duchies Berg and [[Jülich]]. The lion in the arms has the colours of the lion of Jülich, which was the largest possession of this family. | The arms show the arms of the Counts of Altena-Mark. The district belonged in the Middle Ages to the Counts of Mark, who named themselves after their largest possession, Altena. In 1511 the counts acquired the duchies Berg and [[Jülich]]. The lion in the arms has the colours of the lion of Jülich, which was the largest possession of this family. | ||
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File:altena1.kreis.jpg|alt=Wappen von Landkreis Altena/Arms (crest) of the Altena district|The arms on a bookplate<br>(image from Facebook) | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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[[Category:Kreiswappen]] | [[Category:Kreiswappen]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:43, 24 August 2024
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Altena District Country : Germany  State : Nordrhein-Westfalen  Incorporated into:
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| German | In goldenem Schilde im unteren Drittel ein dreireihig rot-silbern geschachter Balken, darüber wachsend ein schwarzer rotbewehrter Löwe. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on May 3rd, 1935.
The arms show the arms of the Counts of Altena-Mark. The district belonged in the Middle Ages to the Counts of Mark, who named themselves after their largest possession, Altena. In 1511 the counts acquired the duchies Berg and Jülich. The lion in the arms has the colours of the lion of Jülich, which was the largest possession of this family.
Image gallery
The arms on a bookplate
(image from Facebook)
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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