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Additions : 1969 Elbergrund, Köttingerhöhe, Schönstein | Additions : 1969 Elbergrund, Köttingerhöhe, Schönstein | ||
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====Official blazon==== | ====Official blazon==== | ||
*(1960) In Silber ein schräglinker blauer Wellenbalken, darüber ein schwebendes schwarzes Andreaskreuz, darunter drei rote heraldische Rosen mit goldenen Butzen und grünen Kelchblättern. | |||
*(1968) In Silber ein schwarzes Andreaskreuz. | |||
====Origin/meaning==== | |||
The arms were officially granted on October 2, 1968. | |||
The cross is taken from the old arms, see below. | |||
The arms were granted in 1960. | |||
The old arms were granted in 1960. | |||
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The wavy bend symbolises the Sieg river, that runs through the municipality. The cross is derived from the arms of the [[Köln (State)|State of Köln]], as the western part of the village historically belonged to Köln. The roses are derived from the arms of the Lords of Wildenburg-Hatzfeld, who ruled the eastern part of the village for a long time. | The wavy bend symbolises the Sieg river, that runs through the municipality. The cross is derived from the arms of the [[Köln (State)|State of Köln]], as the western part of the village historically belonged to Köln. The roses are derived from the arms of the Lords of Wildenburg-Hatzfeld, who ruled the eastern part of the village for a long time. |
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