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'''HAMBORN AM RHEIN''' | '''HAMBORN AM RHEIN''' | ||
Revision as of 16:59, 26 December 2022
HAMBORN AM RHEIN
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Duisburg (until 1974 Dinslaken)
Incorporated into : 1929 Duisburg
| German | blazon wanted |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
Hamborn received city rights in 1911 and adopted arms derived from the arms of Alexander von Horst, last Abbot of the Hamborn Abbey. The arms were never officially granted, but were used until 1929. Originally the lion should hold miner's tools in its claws, symbolising the importance of mining for the city, but hese were not used.
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms in the Abadie albums |
Literature: Background provided by Joachim Beeck, image from Kaffee Hag album.