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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
German Civic Heraldry

UEDEM

District (Kreis) : Kleve
Additions : 1969 Keppeln, Uedemerbruch, Uedemerfeld
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen

Origin/meaning:
The arms were granted on October 30, 1971 and are based on the arms used before the merger in 1969 (none of the three other municipalities used arms). Uedem received city rights in 1359 by count Johann von Kleve, and the first seal, which dates from the same time, shows already the castle with the arms of Kleve on the main gate. The bull as a crest was the crest at the time of the counts of Kleve. The arms are thus based on the old seal.


The arms as used in the late 19th century

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


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