Vreden is a small town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany near the Dutch border.

The first mentioning of the town is proven for the year 839.

In the 13th century, Vreden was enlarged to a city by the archbishop of Cologne and the bishop of Münster, who were the city owners of that time.

The Coat-of-Arms shows Petrus (patron of Cologne) and Paulus (patron of Münster) with a key and a sword behind the cross of Cologne and the bar of Münster.

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