Wetten (Kevelaer)

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WETTEN

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Kleve (until 1974 Geldern)
Incorporated into : 1969 Kevelaer

Wappen von Wetten (Kevelaer)/Arms (crest) of Wetten (Kevelaer)
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ??

The village of Wetten is first mentioned as a possession of Geldern in 1300. The oldest seal dates from 1325 and shows the medlar (Mispel) of Geldern. All later seals show the same flower. When the two claws were added I don't know.

In the 17th century, due to the increase of the pelgrimage to Kevelaer the village was named Wetten-Kevelaer, but in the middle of the 17th century the two villages were split.

Wappen von Wetten (Kevelaer)/Coat of arms (crest) of Wetten (Kevelaer)

The seal of Wetten from 1325-1497
Wappen von Wetten (Kevelaer)/Coat of arms (crest) of Wetten (Kevelaer)

The seal of Wetten from 1508-1548
Wappen von Wetten (Kevelaer)/Coat of arms (crest) of Wetten (Kevelaer)

The seal of Kevelaer-Wetten from the 17th century





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Literature: Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986; Frankewitz, S. en G. Fenner : De zegels der steden en dorpen in het overkwartier van Gelre/Die Siegel der Städte und Dörfer im geldrischen Oberquartier. Venlo, z.j. 291 blz.(bilingual)