Rheindahlen

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RHEINDAHLEN

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Incorporated into : 1921 Mönchengladbach

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms are based on the oldest seal of the local council, which showed the local church and a small shield with the arms of the Counts of Jülich, who ruled the area for many centuries.

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Seal from around 1900

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