Hau

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HAU

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Kleve
Amt : Amt Till (until 1969)
Incorporated into : 1969 Bedburg-Hau

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms show the chain of the Brotherhood of St. Anthony, a noble ordre, founded by Count Adolf of Kleve in 1435. One of the main seats of this ordre was in Hau. The chain shows the symbol of St. Anthony, the T-cross connected by golden rings.