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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Unna (kreis)|Unna]][[File:Unna.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 1974 Free urban district)<br><br> | |||
'''Additions''':<br> | |||
* 1914 Lippholthausen | |||
* 1923 Beckinghausen | |||
* 1923 Gahmen | |||
* 1923 Horstmar | |||
* 1928 Brambauer | |||
* 1968 [[Niederaden]] | |||
* 1975 Altlünen | |||
* 1975 [[Amt Bork]] (partly) | |||
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* (1911) In goldenem Schilde ein roter Löwe. | |||
* (1947) In goldenem Schilde ein roter Löwe mit zwei Schweifen. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on December 2, 1947. | The arms were officially granted on January 28, 1911 and again on December 2, 1947. | ||
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File:lunen1911.jpg|alt=Wappen von Lünen/Arms (crest) of Lünen|The arms from 1911 | |||
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The oldest seal of Lünen is known since 1320, but a seal was already mentioned in 1299. All known seals show a lion, most often however, with a single tail. The colours are known since 1509, but sometimes the lion is armed of silver. The double tail appeared in the last century and was officially adopted in 1947. <br/> | The oldest seal of Lünen is known since 1320, but a seal was already mentioned in 1299. All known seals show a lion, most often however, with a single tail. The colours are known since 1509, but sometimes the lion is armed of silver. The double tail appeared in the last century and was officially adopted in 1947. <br/> | ||
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The origin of the lion is not known. It has been stated that the lion is the lion of the Welfen dynasty, as Duke Heinrich the lion of Braunschweig has granted some rights to the city. It has also been stated that the lion is the lion of the Counts of Altena-Mark who owned the city in the late 13<sup>th</sup> century. | The origin of the lion is not known. It has been stated that the lion is the lion of the Welfen dynasty, as Duke Heinrich the lion of Braunschweig has granted some rights to the city. It has also been stated that the lion is the lion of the Counts of Altena-Mark who owned the city in the late 13<sup>th</sup> century. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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| | File:lunenz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Lünen/Arms (crest) of Lünen|Seal from around 1900 | ||
| | File:3157.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Lünen/Arms (crest) of Lünen|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | ||
File:lunen.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Lünen/Arms (crest) of Lünen|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
File:lunen.kos.jpg|alt=Wappen von Lünen/Arms (crest) of Lünen|The arms in an [[Kosmos Städte, Fahnen und Wappen|album]] from around 1935 | |||
File:lünen.pan.jpg|alt=Wappen von Lünen/Arms (crest) of Lünen|The arms in an [[Panorama Bilderdienst|album]] from 1968 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities L|Lunen]] | |||
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen|Lunen]] | [[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen|Lunen]] | ||
[[Category:Unna|Lunen]] | [[Category:Unna|Lunen]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1947|Lunen]] | [[Category:Granted 1947|Lunen]] | ||
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on January 28, 1911 and again on December 2, 1947.
The arms from 1911
The oldest seal of Lünen is known since 1320, but a seal was already mentioned in 1299. All known seals show a lion, most often however, with a single tail. The colours are known since 1509, but sometimes the lion is armed of silver. The double tail appeared in the last century and was officially adopted in 1947.
The origin of the lion is not known. It has been stated that the lion is the lion of the Welfen dynasty, as Duke Heinrich the lion of Braunschweig has granted some rights to the city. It has also been stated that the lion is the lion of the Counts of Altena-Mark who owned the city in the late 13th century.
Image gallery
Seal from around 1900
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in an album from around 1935
The arms in an album from 1968
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s
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