Vettweiss

	VETTWEISS Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Düren Additions: 1969 Froitzheim 1969 Ginnick 1969 Jakobwüllesheim 1969 Kelz 1969 Soller 1972 Müddersheim 1969 Disternich 1969 Gladbach 1969 Lüxheim 1969 Sievernich Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.738799999999997680788510479032993316650390625,"lon":6.5982000000000002870592652470804750919342041015625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 24, 1967.

The arms are based on a seal from 1550. The origin of the image of the St. Mary is not known. The lion is the lion of the Dukes of Jülich, who ruled the area for many centuries.

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Postal cancellation

Literature: Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986.

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