Dörpen

DÖRPEN

State : Niedersachsen
District (Kreis) : Emsland (until 1978 Aschendorf-Hümmling) Samtgemeinde : Samtgemeinde Dörpen

Official blazon
German	In Grün ein silberner (weißer) schräg linker Wellenbalken, begleitet von einer schräg linken goldenen (gelben) Ähre und einem goldenen (gelben) Papierbogen.
English	Vert a bend sinister wavy argent between an ear or and a scroll or.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 30, 1969.

The bend sinister wavy symbolises the Ems river, the Ems-Seitenkanal and the Küstenkanal, who pass the municipality. The ear stands for agriculture and the the sroll for the important paper industry in the area.

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