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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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HOHENLIMBURG
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Hagen (until 1975 Iserlohn)
Incorporated into : 1975 Hagen
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on September 29, 1911 and are based on the seal used in the 19th century. Older seals and arms were not known. The arms show the lion of the Counts of Limburg, from which the name of the castle, and later the town, is derived.
Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.