Lemgo

	LEMGO Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Lippe (until 1972 Lemgo) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1969 Brake in Lippe 1969 Brüntorf 1969 Entrup 1969 Leese 1969 Lieme 1969 Lüerdissen 1969 Matorf 1969 Voßheide 1969 Welstorf 1969 Wiembeck 1969 Wahmbeck 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":52.02799999999999869260136620141565799713134765625,"lon":8.9016999999999999459987520822323858737945556640625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1970.

Lemgo received city rights in 1190 by Lord Bernhard II zu Lippe. The oldest seal dates from around 1200 and shows a walled city with a small shield with the rose of Lippe. In the 13^th century the seals showed only the rose, with the head of St. Mary, the patron saint of the city, in the heart of the rose. Afterwards the city arms have shown only the rose, with the blue colour since the 17^th century. The colour probably was chosen to distinguish the arms of similar arms showing a red rose.

Image gallery

The arms in a manuscript from 1514
Seal from around 1900
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Variation of the arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in an album from around 1950
The arms in the Abadie albums

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s

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