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|align="center"|[[File:cranenburg.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:cranenburg.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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KRANENBURG
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Kleve
Additions : 1969 Mehr, Niel, Wyler, Zyfflich
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on July 28, 1972.
The arms are based on the old seal of Kranenburg, known since the 13th century. The arms are canting, Kranenburg meaning castle of the cranes. None of the 4 added municipalities in 1969 had their own arms, so the arms were not changed after th emerger.
 Seal from 1423 |
 The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature : Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986; Kaffee Hag albums 1920s; Diederich, 198