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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
*(de) | *(de) In Gold einen rotbewehrten und -bezungten schwarzen Löwe mit der rechten Hinterpranke einen schrägrechts gestellten, blauen Pfeil haltend. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted on December 9, 1975, but have been used as the official arms of the city since 1953. | The arms were granted on December 9, 1975, but have been used as the official arms of the city since 1953. | ||
Nideggen received city rights in 1313 from Count Gerhard I of Jülich. The oldest seal shows the arms of the Counts of [[Jülich]] hanging on a hook. The present combination of the lion of Jülich and the arrow dates from the 16<sup>th</sup> century. | Nideggen received city rights in 1313 from Count Gerhard I of Jülich. The oldest seal shows the arms of the Counts of [[Jülich]] hanging on a hook. The present combination of the lion of Jülich and the arrow dates from the 16<sup>th</sup> century. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:de-nideggen.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a cover | |||
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