Beeck (Duisburg)

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BEECK

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Incorporated into : 1904 Ruhrort (1905 Duisburg)

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ??

The arms show the escarbuncle of the County Kleve and t he checquered bar of the County Mark, two areas to which the municipality historically belonged. The three wavy bars symbolise the Emscher river.

Literature : info from wikipedia