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'''ALTENA (AL)''' | '''ALTENA (AL)''' | ||
State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | ||
Incorporated into : 1968 [[Lüdenscheid (kreis)|Lüdenscheid]] (1975 [[Märkischer Kreis]]) | Incorporated into: 1968 [[Lüdenscheid (kreis)|Lüdenscheid]] (1975 [[Märkischer Kreis]]) | ||
[[FIle:altena.kreis.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted on May 3rd, 1935. | The arms were granted on May 3rd, 1935. | ||
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The arms show the arms of the Counts of Altena-Mark. The district belonged in the Middle Ages to the Counts of Mark, who named themselves after their largest possession, Altena. In 1511 the counts acquired the duchies Berg and [[Jülich]]. The lion in the arms has the colours of the lion of Jülich, which was the largest possession of this family. | The arms show the arms of the Counts of Altena-Mark. The district belonged in the Middle Ages to the Counts of Mark, who named themselves after their largest possession, Altena. In 1511 the counts acquired the duchies Berg and [[Jülich]]. The lion in the arms has the colours of the lion of Jülich, which was the largest possession of this family. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:altena1.kreis.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a bookplate<br>(image from Facebook) | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Kreiswappen]] | |||
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | [[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | ||
[[Category:Altena]] | [[Category:Altena]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1935]] | [[Category:Granted 1935]] | ||