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<center>''' {{uc:Landkreis Siegen (SI)}} '''<br>Siegen District</center><br> | |||
'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]][[File:nordrhei.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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* 1975 [[Siegen-Wittgenstein]] | |||
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| Schild von blau und gold gespalten; vorn ein goldener rotbewehrter Löwe, begleitet von sieben goldenen Schindeln, hinten nebeneinander ein aufrechtes, mit der Schneide nach innen gekehrtes blaues Haubergsmesser und eine blaue brennende Grubenlampe. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on August 31, 1938. | The arms were granted on August 31, 1938. | ||
The arms show the lion of the Counts of [[Nassau]], who founded the city of Siegen in 1224. The Counts ruled the area from the 12<sup>th</sup> century until the 17<sup>th</sup> century. The left half shows some mining tools, symbolising iron mining and metal industry as an important economic factor since the early Middle Ages. | The arms show the lion of the Counts of [[Nassau]], who founded the city of Siegen in 1224. The Counts ruled the area from the 12<sup>th</sup> century until the 17<sup>th</sup> century. The left half shows some mining tools, symbolising iron mining and metal industry as an important economic factor since the early Middle Ages. | ||
[[Literature]] : Stadler | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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[[Category:Kreiswappen]] | [[Category:Kreiswappen]] | ||
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Siegen District Country : Germany  State : Nordrhein-Westfalen  Incorporated into:
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| German | Schild von blau und gold gespalten; vorn ein goldener rotbewehrter Löwe, begleitet von sieben goldenen Schindeln, hinten nebeneinander ein aufrechtes, mit der Schneide nach innen gekehrtes blaues Haubergsmesser und eine blaue brennende Grubenlampe. |
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Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on August 31, 1938.
The arms show the lion of the Counts of Nassau, who founded the city of Siegen in 1224. The Counts ruled the area from the 12th century until the 17th century. The left half shows some mining tools, symbolising iron mining and metal industry as an important economic factor since the early Middle Ages.
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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