Steele

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STEELE

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Essen
Additions : 1926 Eiberg
Incorporated into : 1929 Essen

Origin/meaning

The three rings were the 16^th century quality mark of the local smithies, and in 1578 Elisabeth, Abbess of Essen and Countess of Manderscheid und Blankenheim, granted the use of the rings on the local seal.