Municipality of Langerwehe (Germany)

Gemeinde Langerwehe, Kreis Düren, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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Banner

Description of banner:
It is a yellow green vertical bicolour. The elements in the coat of arms are shifted to the top.
�2(2) of Hauptsatzung of the municipality of Langerwehe version 12 April 1995, updated 20 May 2008
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Nov 2011

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per pale. The dexter side shows in a golden (= yellow) field a black, rampant lion armed and tongued red. The sinister side shows in a green field three silver (= white) pitchers in tiangular order two above one.
Meaning:
According to source the arms are based upon a seal from 1543. The lion is symbolizing the dukes of Jülich, the former rulers. The pitchers are symbolizing the importance of pottery in former days.
Source: Nagel 1986
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Nov 2011

Banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Köln on on 18 August 1972.

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