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File:siegens1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Siegen/Arms (crest) of Siegen|Seal of Siegen from 1289 (Meijer, 1940) | File:siegens1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Siegen/Arms (crest) of Siegen|Seal of Siegen from 1289 (Meijer, 1940) | ||
File:siegenz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Siegen/Arms (crest) of Siegen|Seal from around 1900 | File:siegenz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Siegen/Arms (crest) of Siegen|Seal from around 1900 | ||
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File:Siegen.sc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Siegen/Arms (crest) of Siegen|The arms in an [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|album]] from around 1910 | File:Siegen.sc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Siegen/Arms (crest) of Siegen|The arms in an [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|album]] from around 1910 | ||
File:siegen.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Siegen/Arms (crest) of Siegen|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | File:siegen.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Siegen/Arms (crest) of Siegen|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
File:3303.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Siegen/Arms (crest) of Siegen|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
File:Siegen.kos.jpg|alt=Wappen von Siegen/Arms (crest) of Siegen|The arms in an [[Kosmos Deutsche Stadtwappen aus West und Ost|album]] from around 1950 | File:Siegen.kos.jpg|alt=Wappen von Siegen/Arms (crest) of Siegen|The arms in an [[Kosmos Deutsche Stadtwappen aus West und Ost|album]] from around 1950 | ||
File:Siegen.pan.jpg|alt=Wappen von Siegen/Arms (crest) of Siegen|The arms in an [[Panorama Bilderdienst|album]] from 1968 | File:Siegen.pan.jpg|alt=Wappen von Siegen/Arms (crest) of Siegen|The arms in an [[Panorama Bilderdienst|album]] from 1968 | ||
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Revision as of 07:35, 16 July 2023
Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Siegen-Wittgenstein (until 1975 Siegen) Additions:
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Origin/meaning
Siegen received city rights in the early 13th century, and the oldest seal is known since 1248. The arms are based on this oldest seal.
The seal is a combination of the image of the Bishop of Köln, a city wall as a symbol for the city itself and the arms of Nassau in the gate. The city was a possession of the Counts of Nassau and the Bishops of Köln (until 1420). After 1317 the lion of Nassau was surrounded by billets (vertical blocks) of gold, but these were not added to the arms of the city (but still sometimes shown).
The arms were officially granted in 1875. Previously the city used three letters S on its seals.
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in an album from around 1950
The arms in an album from 1968
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971; Rühl, 1940; Meijer, 1940; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Deutsche Städtewappen (album around 1900)