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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 [[Anrath]]
* 1970 [[Neersen]]
* 1970  [[Schiefbahn]]


'''WILLICH'''
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State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br>
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District (Kreis) : [[Viersen (kreis)|Viersen]] (until 1974 [[Kempen-Krefeld]])<br>
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Additions : 1970 [[Anrath]], [[Neersen]], [[Schiefbahn]]
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* (1950) In Blau über einem nach oben offenen halben roten fünfspeichigen Wassermühlrad drei goldene Weizenähren.
* (1971) In Blau ein goldenes Quadrat, das an jeder Seite von dem Buchstaben W in Gold so umrankt wird, daß seine unteren Spitzen auf die Mitte des Quadrates gerichtet sind und hier ein gleicharmiges Kreuz bilden
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|'''English'''
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[[File:willich1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
===Origin/meaning===
The first arms were granted in 1950 and new arms were granted on October 30, 1971.
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File:willich.jpg|alt=Wappen von /Arms (crest) of |The arms from 1950
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===Official blazon===
The old arms show three wheat ears, as a symbol for the importance of breweries in the local economical development. The wheel in the lower half is the symbol of the local patron saint, St. Catherine.
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====Origin/meaning====
The small cross in the middle of the new arms represents the [[Köln (State)|State of Köln]], to which the city belonged. The chain around the cross represents the four former municipalities that are now tightly bound together.  
The arms were granted on October 30, 1971.


The small cross in the middle of the arms represents the [[Köln (State)|State of Köln]], to which the city belonged. The chain around the cross represents the four former municipalities that are now tightly bound together.
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[[File:willich.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
File:Willichp2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Willich/Arms (crest) of Willich|Postal cancellation 1962
 
File:Willichp1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Willich/Arms (crest) of Willich|Postal cancellation 1992
The previous arms were granted in 1950.
File:Willichp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Willich/Arms (crest) of Willich|Postal cancellation 2000
 
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The arms show three wheat ears, as a symbol for the importance of breweries in the local economical development. The wheel in the lower half is the symbol of the local patron saint, St. Catherine.


[[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.


[[Category:German Municipalities W]]
[[Category:German Municipalities W]]

Latest revision as of 11:19, 22 May 2024

Wappen von Willich/Arms (crest) of Willich
WILLICH

Country : Germany
Germany.jpg




State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Nordrhei.jpg




District (Kreis) : Viersen
Kempenkr.kreis.jpg

(until 1974 Kempen-Krefeld)


Additions:

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Official blazon
German
  • (1950) In Blau über einem nach oben offenen halben roten fünfspeichigen Wassermühlrad drei goldene Weizenähren.
  • (1971) In Blau ein goldenes Quadrat, das an jeder Seite von dem Buchstaben W in Gold so umrankt wird, daß seine unteren Spitzen auf die Mitte des Quadrates gerichtet sind und hier ein gleicharmiges Kreuz bilden
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The first arms were granted in 1950 and new arms were granted on October 30, 1971.

  • Wappen von /Arms (crest) of

    The arms from 1950

The old arms show three wheat ears, as a symbol for the importance of breweries in the local economical development. The wheel in the lower half is the symbol of the local patron saint, St. Catherine.

The small cross in the middle of the new arms represents the State of Köln, to which the city belonged. The chain around the cross represents the four former municipalities that are now tightly bound together.

Image gallery

  • Wappen von Willich/Arms (crest) of Willich

    Postal cancellation 1962

  • Wappen von Willich/Arms (crest) of Willich

    Postal cancellation 1992

  • Wappen von Willich/Arms (crest) of Willich

    Postal cancellation 2000

Literature: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986.



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