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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
*(de) | *(de) Schild geteilt und unten in silber und schwarz gespalten; oben in silber ein duchgehendes schwarzes Kreuz, unten rechts ein schwarzes Faßeisen, links silberne Schlägel und Eisen. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted | The arms were granted on April 20, 1936. | ||
The arms show in the chief the cross of the [[Köln (State)|State of Köln]], to which the area historically belonged until 1802. The lower right quarter shows a barrel-iron, derived from the arms of the Lords of Loe, who owned a castle near the town from the 14th-until 17th century. | |||
The lower left half shows two miner's tool, symbols for the importance of mining in the development of the city. | |||
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