Bienen

BIENEN

State:Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis):Kleve (until 1974 Rees)
Incorporated into: 1969 Rees
Amt:Amt Vrasselt (until 1969)

Official blazon

German	blazon wanted
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on ??

The arms show the local patron saints, St. Cosmas and St. Damian. They appear on the local seal of Bienen, dating from 1435, see image below.

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Literature:Information from Thomas Winklerand:St. Cosmos und Damian Bienen von Willy Schlaghecken; Heimatfreunde Bienen-Grietherbusch-Grietherort e.V.