Haffen-Mehr

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HAFFEN-MEHR

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Kleve (until 1974 Rees)
Incorporated into : 1969 Hamminkeln, Rees
Amt : Amt Haldern

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Origin/meaning :
The arms were granted on April 30, 1952.

The arms show the escarbuncle of the arms of Kleve, with in the upper part the two patron saints of Haffen and Mehr, St. Lambertus and St. Vincentius respectively.

Literature : Rotthauwe gen. Löns, Dr. Helmut: Land an Rhein und Issel, Hamminkeln, 1975