Rheydt

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RHEYDT

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Mönchengladbach (1933-1974 free urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt))
Additions : 1933 Giesenkirchen, Odenkirchen, Schelsen
Incorporated into : 1929-1933 and again from 1974 Mönchengladbach

Wappen von Rheydt/Arms (crest) of Rheydt
Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1896.

Rheydt became a city in 1856. The arms show in the first and fourth quarter the arms of the first Lords of Rheydt, before 1500. The cross in the second and third quarter show the arms of the Lords of Bylandt-Rheydt, who owned the village since 1500. The cross was also used as the sole symbol on the old seals of the city, dating from the 16th century.

From 1856 until 1896 the city only used a variation of the arms of Bylandt-Rheydt as shown below.

Seal of Rheydt

Seal from around 1900
Seal of Rheydt

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Rheydt/Coat of arms (crest) of Rheydt

The arms from 1856-1896
Wappen von Rheydt/Coat of arms (crest) of Rheydt

Municipal stamp, 1960s
Coat of arms (crest) of Rheydt

The arms in the Abadie albums
Wappen von Rheydt/Coat of arms (crest) of Rheydt

The arms on a 1960s matchox label

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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