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'''BENSBERG''' | '''BENSBERG''' | ||
State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis]]<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis]]<br/> | ||
Incorporated into : 1975 [[Bergisch Gladbach]] | Incorporated into: 1975 [[Bergisch Gladbach]] | ||
[[File:bensberg.jpg|center]] | [[File:bensberg.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Bensberg developed around one of the castles of the Counts of Berg and received certain freedom in 1575. Bensberg became a city in 1947. | Bensberg developed around one of the castles of the Counts of Berg and received certain freedom in 1575. Bensberg became a city in 1947. | ||
The arms are based on the seal of the town from the 16<sup>th</sup> century and were granted in 1927. The arms show in the upper part the arms of the Counts of Berg. The deer symbolises the (former) large forests in the area. | The arms are based on the seal of the town from the 16<sup>th</sup> century and were granted in 1927. The arms show in the upper part the arms of the Counts of Berg. The deer symbolises the (former) large forests in the area. | ||
[[Literature]] : Stadler | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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[[Category:German Municipalities B]] | [[Category:German Municipalities B]] |
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