Gruiten

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GRUITEN

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Mettmann
Incorporated into : 1974 Haan

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ??-??-1937.

The arms show a mountain and a pick-axe. The arms symbolise the chalk mining in the area since medieval times.

Literature : Gappa, 1999.