Greven

	GREVEN Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Steinfurt (until 1975 Münster) Amt : Amt Greven (until 1975) Additions: 1952 Greven links der Ems 1952 Greven rechts der Ems 1975 Amt Greven 1975 Gimbte Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":52.0912000000000006139089236967265605926513671875,"lon":7.61409999999999964614971759147010743618011474609375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	(1939) Geteilt durch einen Wellenschnitt, oben in Blau eine liegende silberne Spule und unten in Silber zwei gekreuzte rote Schwerter. (1950) In Blau ein einmastiges silbernes Segelboot.
English	(1950) Azure, a single-masted sailing boat Argent.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 6, 1950.

The arms show a sailing boat, or Pünte, and was chosen as a symbol for the historical sailing and shipping on the Ems river. Greven was a center of these activities, and also dependent on it, until the middle of the 19^th century.

The previous arms were granted on January 3, 1939.

The upper part of the arms shows a part of a weaving machine, as at the time the textile industry was of great importance to the area. The base shows two crosswed swords, symbolising the medieval court (Freistuhl) in the municipality. The wavy division line symbolises the Ems river.

Image gallery

The arms from 1939
Postal cancellation

Literature: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Meyer, 1940.

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