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Official blazon
German	Geviert von Silber und Gold durch ein durchgehendes, schmales schwarzes Kreuz, überdeckt mit einer roten heraldischen Lilie.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on ? and changed after the merger on May 16, 1972.

The old arms from ?

The first arms show the local patron saint, St. Lawrence with a fleur-de-lys, taken from the arms of the Knights von Greverode, who in medieval times originated from the town. Greverode is the old name of the town.

In the new arms, the fleur-de-lis is taken from the old arms, the colours from the arms of Oedt. The cross is the cross of the State of Köln, to which the area of the present municipality historically belonged.

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Wappen von Grefrath/Coat of arms (crest) of Grefrath]]
Municipal stationery, 1960s
Postal cancellation 1967

Literature: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986.

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-'''GREFRATH'''
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+|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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+'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
+'''State''' : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
+'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Viersen (kreis)|Viersen]][[File:kempenkr.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 1974 [[Kempen-Krefeld]])<br><br><br>
+'''Additions''':<br>
+* 1970 [[Oedt]]
-State : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]<br/>
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-District (Kreis) : [[Viersen (kreis)|Viersen]] (until 1974 [[Kempen-Krefeld]])<br/>
+|}
-Additions : 1970 [[Oedt]]<br/>
-[[File:grefrath.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Official blazon
+|-
+|'''German'''
+| Geviert von Silber und Gold durch ein durchgehendes, schmales schwarzes Kreuz, überdeckt mit einer roten heraldischen Lilie.
+|-
+|'''English'''
+| blazon wanted
+|}
-====Official blazon====
+===Origin/meaning===
-Geviert von Silber und Gold durch ein durchgehendes, schmales schwarzes Kreuz, überdeckt mit einer roten heraldischen Lilie.
+The arms were granted on ? and changed after the merger on May 16, 1972.
+<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
+File:grefrath1.jpg|alt=Wappen von /Arms (crest) of |The old arms from ?
+</gallery>
-====Origin/meaning====
+The first arms show the local patron saint, St. Lawrence with a fleur-de-lys, taken from the arms of the Knights von Greverode, who in medieval times originated from the town. Greverode is the old name of the town.
-The arms were granted on May 16, 1972.
-The fleur-de-lis is taken from the old arms of Greftath, the colours from the arms of Oedt. The cross is the cross of the [[Köln (State)|State of Köln]], to which the present municipality belonged.
+In the new arms, the fleur-de-lis is taken from the old arms, the colours from the arms of Oedt. The cross is the cross of the [[Köln (State)|State of Köln]], to which the area of the present municipality historically belonged.
-The previous arms:<br>
+===Image gallery===
-[[File:grefrath1.jpg|center]]
+<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
+File:Grefrath60.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Municipal stationery, 1960s
+File:Grefrathp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Grefrath/Arms (crest) of Grefrath|Postal cancellation 1967
+</gallery>
-These arms show the local patron saint, St. Lawrence with a fluer-de-lys, taken from the arms of the Knights von Greverode, who in medieval times originated from the town. Greverode is the old name of the town.
+[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986.
+{{de}}
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-[[Literature]] : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986.
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