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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted in the | The arms were granted in the 19th century and re-granted on February 9, 1976. | ||
The arms are canting. The local castle became in 1305 a possession of the counts of [[Jülich]]. A castle is in the local dialect a Bruche, the castle of the counts thus Gräfen-Bruche. The arms show the castle and the arms of the counts of Jülich. The oldest known seal, which dates from 1308 and which probably was made in 1305, shows already a castle and the lion. Until the 16<sup>th</sup> century the seals and arms showed the same combination, but the size and placement of the small arms varied. In the 16<sup>th</sup> century the arms were divided with the lion in the right half and half a castle in the left part. In the 19<sup>th</sup> century the old composition was restored. | The arms are canting. The local castle became in 1305 a possession of the counts of [[Jülich]]. A castle is in the local dialect a Bruche, the castle of the counts thus Gräfen-Bruche. The arms show the castle and the arms of the counts of Jülich. The oldest known seal, which dates from 1308 and which probably was made in 1305, shows already a castle and the lion. Until the 16<sup>th</sup> century the seals and arms showed the same combination, but the size and placement of the small arms varied. In the 16<sup>th</sup> century the arms were divided with the lion in the right half and half a castle in the left part. In the 19<sup>th</sup> century the old composition was restored. | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986; [[Kaffee Hag albums]] 1920s. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities G]] | [[Category:German Municipalities G]] | ||
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | [[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | ||