Neukirchen-Vluyn

NEUKIRCHEN-VLUYN

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Wesel (until 1974 Moers)
Additions : 1928 Neukirchen, Vluyn

Official blazon
German	In Schwarz drei goldene schräglinke Wellenbalken.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on November 23, 1961.

The three waves represent three old river beds of the Rhine, which in the local dialect are called Vluynen. The colours are the colours of the counts of Moers, who owned Vluyn from the early Middle Ages. Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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