Amt Greven

The arms from 1939 The arms from 1939

AMT GREVEN Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Münster Incorporated into: 1975 Greven Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":52.0912000000000006139089236967265605926513671875,"lon":7.61409999999999964614971759147010743618011474609375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	(1939) Geteilt von Rot und Silber; oben eine silberne Waage; unten ein blauer Wellenbalken. (1950) Geteilt von Rot und Silber; oben der golden nimbierte hl. Martin im silbernen Gewand, der seinen blauen Mantel mit einem silbernen Schwert durchteilt; unten ein blauer Wellenbalken.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 7, 1939 and changed on November 27, 1950.

The upper part shows a pair of scales, symbolising that the village of Greven in medieval times held a well-known market. The base shows the Ems river.

To the Amt belonged :

• Gimbte
• Greven
  • Greven links der Ems
  • Greven rechts der Ems

Literature: -

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