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State : [[Niedersachsen]]<br/> | State : [[Niedersachsen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Grafschaft Bentheim]]<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Grafschaft Bentheim]]<br/> | ||
Additions : 1974 Achterberg, Gildehaus, Hagelshoek, Holt und Haar, Waldseite, Westenberg | Additions : 1974 Achterberg, [[Gildehaus]], Hagelshoek, Holt und Haar, Waldseite, Westenberg | ||
[[File:bentheim.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:bentheim.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The city of Bentheim received the arms in 1661 from Count Ernst Wilhelm of Bentheim. The golden balls are derived from the arms of the County (see the district arms). The monogram is made from the letters E and G, for Ernestus Guilelmus, the Latin version of the name of the count. The use of the arms was abandoned in the early 19<sup>th</sup> century. In the late 19<sup>th</sup> century the arms of the city were restored, but the | The city of Bentheim received the arms in 1661 from Count Ernst Wilhelm of Bentheim. The golden balls are derived from the arms of the County (see the district arms). The monogram is made from the letters E and G, for Ernestus Guilelmus, the Latin version of the name of the count. The use of the arms was abandoned in the early 19<sup>th</sup> century. In the late 19<sup>th</sup> century the arms of the city were restored, but the number of balls varied during the years. | ||
Only in 1955, when the present arms were granted, the number became fixed. | Only in 1955, when the present arms were granted, the number became fixed. | ||
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The arms of the Counts of Bentheim are also used in the arms of the towns of [[Neuenhaus]] and [[Nordhorn]] and the Dutch towns of [[De Wijk]] and [[Geldermalsen]]. | The arms of the Counts (later Princes) of Bentheim are also used in the arms of the towns of [[Neuenhaus]] and [[Nordhorn]] and the Dutch towns of [[De Wijk]] and [[Geldermalsen]]. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:096b.wsa.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|Wappen-Sammlung]] (+/- 1910) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:1008a.wsa.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms of the Princes of Benthiem in the [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 3 Nobility|Wappen-Sammlung]] (+/- 1910) | |||
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