Amt Greven

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AMT GREVEN

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Steinfurt (until 1975 Münster)
Incorporated into : 1975 Greven

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 7, 1939.

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 :

Literature : -