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'''GREVENBROICH''' | '''GREVENBROICH''' | ||
State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Rhein-Kreis Neuss]] (until 1974 [[Grevenbroich (kreis)|Grevenbroich]])<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Rhein-Kreis Neuss]] (until 1974 [[Grevenbroich (kreis)|Grevenbroich]])<br/> | ||
Additions : 1974 Frimmersdorf, Gustorf, Hemmerden, [[Kapellen (Grevenbroich)|Kapellen]], Neukirchen, [[Wevelinghoven]] | Additions: 1974 Frimmersdorf, Gustorf, Hemmerden, [[Kapellen (Grevenbroich)|Kapellen]], Neukirchen, [[Wevelinghoven]] | ||
[[File:grevenbr.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:grevenbr.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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| In Rot eine stilisierte schwarzgefugte silberne Burg mit ausgestellten Mauersockeln aus Wehrturm mit vorkragendem Zinnendach, rechts daran angesetztem Überzimmer, offenem Rundportal mit zwei darüberliegenden Schießscharten und linksseitig angesetzter ebensolcher Zinnenmauer mit einer Schießscharte, rechts beseitet mit einem goldenen Schild, darin ein rotbewehrter und -bezungter schwarzer Löwe, den Schildrand berührend. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted in the | The arms were granted in the 19th century and re-granted on February 9, 1976. | ||
The arms are canting. The local castle became in 1305 a possession of the counts of [[Jülich]]. A castle is in the local dialect a Bruche, the castle of the counts thus Gräfen-Bruche. The arms show the castle and the arms of the counts of Jülich. The oldest known seal, which dates from 1308 and which probably was made in 1305, shows already a castle and the lion. Until the 16<sup>th</sup> century the seals and arms showed the same combination, but the size and placement of the small arms varied. In the 16<sup>th</sup> century the arms were divided with the lion in the right half and half a castle in the left part. In the 19<sup>th</sup> century the old composition was restored. | The arms are canting. The local castle became in 1305 a possession of the counts of [[Jülich]]. A castle is in the local dialect a Bruche, the castle of the counts thus Gräfen-Bruche. The arms show the castle and the arms of the counts of Jülich. The oldest known seal, which dates from 1308 and which probably was made in 1305, shows already a castle and the lion. Until the 16<sup>th</sup> century the seals and arms showed the same combination, but the size and placement of the small arms varied. In the 16<sup>th</sup> century the arms were divided with the lion in the right half and half a castle in the left part. In the 19<sup>th</sup> century the old composition was restored. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1892.jpg|center|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1892.jpg|center|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:grevenbroich.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:grevenbroich.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}60.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Municipal stationery, 1960s | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}60.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Municipal stationery, 1960s | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986; [[Kaffee Hag albums]] 1920s. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities G]] | [[Category:German Municipalities G]] | ||
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | [[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | ||