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'''State''' : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:Nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | '''State''' : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:Nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> |
Revision as of 10:19, 21 May 2023
Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Ennepe-Ruhr Kreis (until 1975 Witten Urban District) Additions:
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German | In von Rot und Silber geteiltem Schild oben zwei abgekehrte, doppelschwänzige, silberne Löwen. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were adopted by the city in 1883 and formally granted in 1911 by King Wilhelm II of Preussen.
The arms are based on the oldest known arms of Lord Everhard of Witten-Steinhausen from 1283. His descendants ruled the village as vassals for the Emperor until 1806. The seal already shows the two lions and an empty lower half of the shield. All branches of the family have used these arms onwards.
As Witten received city rights only in 1823, there are no old seals or arms for the village known. The arms were officially granted by a mural crown in 1883 and on November 6, 1911, but this crown is no longer used.
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in an album from around 1950
The arms in an album from 1968
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.