Borth
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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BORTH
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Wesel (kreis) (until 1974 Moers)
Additions : 1951 Ossenberg, Wallach
Incorporated into : 1974 Rheinberg
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on September 24, 1959.
The arms show a red pale in gold, which is based on the bar of the arms of the Counts of Moers and the colours of the Duchy of Kleve as parts of themunicipality belonged to Moers and Kleve. The three salt crystals symbolise the salt mining as well as the three former municipalities.