Verl
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VERL
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Gütersloh (until 1972 Wiedenbrück)
Additions : 1970 Amt Verl, Bornholte, Österwiehe, Sende, Liemke (partly), Varensell (partly)
| German | *(1938) Im gevierten Schild im ersten und vierten Feld in Grün ein silberner Eichbaum mit zwei goldenen Eicheln, im zweiten und dritten Feld in Silber ein grüner Eichbaum mit goldenen Eicheln.
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on January 31, 1973.
The arms are a combination of the arms of Verl and the Amt Verl.
The arms symbolise the 5 different municipalities in the former Amt and the oak trees symbolise the many forests in the area. At the same time the oaks are a canting symbol, as the name is derived from Verlo, or four forests.
The old arms of Verl, see image below, were granted on June 24, 1938 and showed only the four oak trees.
Literature: Information provided by the Verl council, Meijer, 1940.