Siegen

SIEGEN Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Siegen-Wittgenstein (until 1975 Siegen) Additions: 1937 Achenbach 1937 Buschgotthardshütten (partly) 1966 Breitenbach 1966 Bürbach 1966 Kaan-Marienborn 1966 Seelbach 1966 Trupbach 1966 Volnsberg 1969 Feuersbach 1975 Eiserfeld 1966 Amt Eiserfeld 1966 Eisern 1966 Gosenbach 1966 Niederschelden 1966 Oberschelden 1975 Hüttental 1966 Amt Weidenau 1966 Birlenbach 1966 Buchen 1966 Dillnhütten 1966 Geisweid 1966 Langenholdinghausen 1966 Meiswinkel 1966 Niedersetzen 1966 Obersetzen 1966 Sohlbach 1966 Weidenau 1937 Buschgotthardshütten (partly) Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.87729999999999819237928022630512714385986328125,"lon":8.0205999999999999516830939683131873607635498046875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Origin/meaning

Siegen received city rights in the early 13^th 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.

Image gallery

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  Seal of Siegen from 1289 (Meijer, 1940)

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  Seal from around 1900

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  Seal from around 1870

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  The arms of Siegen with mural crown

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  The arms in an album from around 1905

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  The arms in an album from around 1910

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  The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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  The arms in the Abadie albums

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  The arms in an album from around 1950

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  The arms in an album from 1968

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  Postal cancellation

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971; Rühl, 1940; Meijer, 1940; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Deutsche Städtewappen (album around 1900)

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