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State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]] <br/> | State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]] <br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Wesel (kreis)|Wesel]] (until 1974 [[Moers (kreis)|Moers]])<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Wesel (kreis)|Wesel]] (until 1974 [[Moers (kreis)|Moers]])<br/> | ||
Amt : [[Alpen-Veen]] (until 1969) <br/> | Amt : [[Amt Alpen-Veen]] (until 1969) <br/> | ||
Incorporated into : 1969 [[Xanten]] | Incorporated into: 1969 [[Xanten]] | ||
[[File:birten.jpg|center]] | [[File:birten.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on December 11, 1962. | The arms were officially granted on December 11, 1962. | ||
The arms are based on the 15th century seal of the village. The seal showed a divided shield with in the upper half the local patron saint, St. Peter, and in the lower half a half escarbuncle of the Duchy of Kleve. In the above arms the saint was replaced by his symbol, the key, which was placed on the escarbuncle. | The arms are based on the 15th century seal of the village. The seal showed a divided shield with in the upper half the local patron saint, St. Peter, and in the lower half a half escarbuncle of the Duchy of Kleve. In the above arms the saint was replaced by his symbol, the key, which was placed on the escarbuncle. | ||
[[Literature]] : [http://www.moers.nrw.cc/infos/heraldik.htm http://www.moers.nrw.cc/infos/heraldik.htm] | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: [http://www.moers.nrw.cc/infos/heraldik.htm http://www.moers.nrw.cc/infos/heraldik.htm] | |||
[[Category:German Municipalities B]] | [[Category:German Municipalities B]] | ||