approved, Bureaucrats, Interface administrators, Members who can see the literature depository, Administrators, uploader
4,300,595
edits
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - " :" to ":") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "th century" to "<sup>th</sup> century") |
||
Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
The arms were officially granted on ?? | The arms were officially granted on ?? | ||
The upper part shows the lion of the Duchy of Julich, to which the village hostorically belonged. The lion holds an anchor in his paws, symbol of St. Clement, the local patron saint. The base is derived from the arms of the Lords of Merode, who owned the estate of Hemmersbach from the 14th until the | The upper part shows the lion of the Duchy of Julich, to which the village hostorically belonged. The lion holds an anchor in his paws, symbol of St. Clement, the local patron saint. The base is derived from the arms of the Lords of Merode, who owned the estate of Hemmersbach from the 14th until the 17<sup>th</sup> century. | ||
edits