File:DEU Alt-Bergisch Gladbach COA.svg

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Deutsch: Wappen der ehemaligen Stadt Bergisch_Gladbach seit 1975 Stadtteil von der neuen Stadt Bergisch Gladbach: „In Grün ein silberner (weißer) Wellenbalken, daraus wachsend ein rot gezungter goldener (gelber) Löwe, der in der rechten Pranke einen silbernen (weißen) Hammer schwingt, darunter ein oben und unten eingerolltes silbernes (weißes) Papierblatt.“
Der 1856 Stadt gewordenen Gemeinde verlieh König Wilhelm II. von Preußen 1905 ein Wappen. Die ursprünglich dazu gehörige dreitürmige Mauerkrone sollte neben den Stadrechten auch die Ziegel- und Kalkindustrie in der Stadt symbolisieren; der Wellenbalken symbolisiert redend den Namensteil "-bach" sowie die Strunde und die Papierrolle die seit 1582 dominierende Papierindustrie und der Hammer die Metallindustrie. Der bergische Löwe (hier ausnahmsweise nicht in Rot, da die heraldische Regel Farbe auf Farbe verbietet) wurde hinzugefügt als Zeichen der früheren Zugehörigkeit zum Herzogtum Berg.
English: „Vert, a fess wavy Argent, a langued gules lion Or issuant, in his right claw a hammer Argent; in the base a sheet of paper Argent, rolled below and beneath.“
The arms were granted in 1905. The arms were new created in 1905, as there were no old seals or arms known. The lion is taken from the arms of the Counts of Berg, as the city historically belonged to Berg. The colours (originally red on silver) were changed, according to the heraldic rule of tincture. The wavy bar is the Strunde brook and is at the same time canting (Bach=brook). The sheet of paper in the lower part of the first arms indicates the importance of the paper industry since 1582. The more recent metal industry is symbolised by the hammer held by the lion.
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This image is taken from www.ngw.nl – Heraldry of the World –
an international civic heraldry site by Ralf Hartemink. ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Bergisch_Gladbach
Stadler, Klemens; Deutsche Wappen; Band 7, Bremen 1972; S. 27
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This file depicts the coat of arms of a German Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (corporation governed by public law). According to § 5 Abs. 1 of the German Copyright law, official works like coats of arms are in the public domain. Note: The usage of coats of arms is governed by legal restrictions, independent of the copyright status of the depiction shown here.
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