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