Greven rechts der Ems

	GREVEN RECHTS DER EMS Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Steinfurt (until 1975 Münster) Amt : Amt Greven Incorporated into: 1952 Greven 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":52.09429999999999694182406528852880001068115234375,"lon":7.6105999999999998095745468162931501865386962890625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Gespalten durch einen Wellenschnitt in Silber und Blau, vorn ein roter Sparren
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 24, 1939.

The chevron is taken from the medieval Von Bönstrup family, which originated from the municipality, but became exctinct in the 15th century. The blue left half and the division line refer to the Ems river. As no colours were known for the family arms, the colours of Amt Greven were chosen.

Literature: Meyer, 1940

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