Lippstadt
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Country : Germany  State : Nordrhein-Westfalen  (until 1975 Lippstadt) District (Kreis) : Soest  Additions: (to see click on expand)
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| German | In Silber einen roter Zinnenturm mit offenem schwarzem Tor, beiderseits anschließend ein Wehrgang mit schwarzen Dächern und zwei gezinnten kleineren Seitentürmen, über dem Zinnenturm schwebend eine rote fünfblättrige Rose mit goldenem Butzen. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on June 10, 1938 and continued after the merger with the other municipalities.
The arms are canting; the rose of the counts of Lippe above a city (Stadt).
Lippstadt became a city at the end of the 12th century and is the oldest city in Westfalen. The city rights were granted by Bernard II zur Lippe. The arms of the Lippe family have always been a (heraldic) rose. The rose above a city already appears on the first seals of the city, dating from the early 13th century.
With an exception from 1911-1938 the arms have never changed. In this short period the city walls were omitted and only the rose was used as the arms of the city, see image below. This was according to the small seal of the city dating from 1292. In 1938 the arms were restored.
Image gallery
Seal of Lippstadt from 1294.
The arms in an album from around 1910
Seal from around 1900-1920s
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms on a 1960s matchox label
The arms in an album from 1968
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Belke et al, 1986.
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