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The arms show in the right half the arms of the former rulers in the area : the upper half shows the escarbuncle of the Counts of Kleve, the lower half the chequered bar of the Counts of the Mark. The left half shows the Rhein river and the arms of the Prussian Rhine Province. | The arms show in the right half the arms of the former rulers in the area : the upper half shows the escarbuncle of the Counts of Kleve, the lower half the chequered bar of the Counts of the Mark. The left half shows the Rhein river and the arms of the Prussian Rhine Province. | ||
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
RUHRORT
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Additions : 1904 Beeck
Incorporated into : 1905 Duisburg
Origin/meaning
The arms show in the right half the arms of the former rulers in the area : the upper half shows the escarbuncle of the Counts of Kleve, the lower half the chequered bar of the Counts of the Mark. The left half shows the Rhein river and the arms of the Prussian Rhine Province.
Literature : Image and background provided by Joachim Beeck