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'''LEVERKUSEN''' | '''LEVERKUSEN''' | ||
State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/> | ||
Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Leverkusen<br/> | Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Leverkusen<br/> | ||
Additions : 1930 [[Wiesdorf]] (1920 Bürrig), Schlebusch, Steinbüchel, Rheindorf; 1975 [[Opladen]] (1930 Lützenkirchen (partly)), [[Bergisch Neukirchen]], [[Hitdorf]] | Additions: 1930 [[Wiesdorf]] (1920 Bürrig), Schlebusch, Steinbüchel, Rheindorf; 1975 [[Opladen]] (1930 Lützenkirchen (partly)), [[Bergisch Neukirchen]], [[Hitdorf]] | ||
[[File:leverku2.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Leverkusen was founded in 1920 after the merger of Wiesdorf with 3 surrounding municipalities. The new city was named after Karl Leverkus, who founded a paint factory in Wiesdorf. The new city adopted the arms of Wiesdorf (see below), as the other villages dd not use arms. | Leverkusen was founded in 1920 after the merger of Wiesdorf with 3 surrounding municipalities. The new city was named after Karl Leverkus, who founded a paint factory in Wiesdorf. The new city adopted the arms of Wiesdorf (see below), as the other villages dd not use arms. | ||
[[File:leverkus.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:leverkus.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
After the merger in 1975 the city adopted new arms, showing the lion of Berg, as it was part of the old arms of all the municipalities, except Opladen. Opladen used the oldest arms of the counts of Berg, the black bar, and the new arms thus show a combination of the new and the old arms of Berg. | After the merger in 1975 the city adopted new arms, showing the lion of Berg, as it was part of the old arms of all the municipalities, except Opladen. Opladen used the oldest arms of the counts of Berg, the black bar, and the new arms thus show a combination of the new and the old arms of Berg. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:leverkusen.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:leverkusen.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 | ||
|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, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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[[Category:German Municipalities L]] | [[Category:German Municipalities L]] | ||