Altenessen

ALTENESSEN

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Essen
Incorporated into : 1915 Essen

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The sword is taken from the arms of Essen, the ash branch is taken as a (non confirmed) old meaning of Essen, which is derived from Astnide, where Ast is an ash-tree.

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