approved, Bureaucrats, Interface administrators, Members who can see the literature depository, Administrators, uploader
3,709,629
edits
Amt Alpen-Veen: Difference between revisions
m
Text replacement - "ö" to "ö"
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - ".jpg|center]] ====Official blazon====" to ".jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] ====Official blazon====") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "ö" to "ö") |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
The arms were officially granted on October 17, 1962. | The arms were officially granted on October 17, 1962. | ||
The tower is taken from the old seal of the city of Alpen and refers to the old fortifications of the city. The two plough irons are taken from the historical seal of Veen. The red and gold colours refer to the Duchy of Kleve, to which Birten and Veen historically belonged; whereas silver and black refer to the State of | The tower is taken from the old seal of the city of Alpen and refers to the old fortifications of the city. The two plough irons are taken from the historical seal of Veen. The red and gold colours refer to the Duchy of Kleve, to which Birten and Veen historically belonged; whereas silver and black refer to the State of Köln, to which Alpen and Menzelen belonged. | ||
The following municipalities belonged to Amt Alpen-Veen :<br/> | The following municipalities belonged to Amt Alpen-Veen :<br/> | ||