Euskirchen

	EUSKIRCHEN Country:Germany State:Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis):Euskirchen Additions:(to see click on expand) 1969 Billig 1969 Dom-Esch 1969 Elsig 1969 Euenheim 1969 Flamersheim 1969 Frauenberg 1969 Grossbüllesheim 1969 Kleinbüllesheim 1969 Kreuzweingarten-Rheder 1969 Kuchenheim 1969 Kuchheim 1969 Niederkastenholz 1969 Palmersheim 1969 Roitzheim 1969 Schweinheim 1969 Stotzheim 1969 Weidesheim 1969 Wisskirchen 1969 Wüschheim Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.6561999999999983401721692644059658050537109375,"lon":6.79089999999999971436182022443972527980804443359375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In rotem Feld ein goldener Torturm, der oben mit zwei kleinen Zinnentürmchen gekrönt ist. Der Turm wird zu beiden Seiten von je einem kleinen Schildchen begleitet, rechts im silbernen Feld ein einwärts gekehrter und goldgekrönter roter doppelschwänziger Löwe, links in goldenem Feld ein schwarzer Löwe.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1954 and confirmed on July 6, 1970.

Euskirchen received city rights in 1304 from the Counts of Monschau-Falkenburg-Limburg. The oldest seal dates from the same time and shows a gate with two towers and two small shields, each with the two-tailed lion of Limburg. The second known seal dates from the 18^th century and shows the same composition. The left lion, however is now changed into the black lion of Jülich, as the Dukes of Jülich acquired the city in 1368. The arms are thus identical to the latter seal. The additions in 1969 did not have an effect on the arms.

In the early 20^th century the arms below were shown in the Kaffee Hag albums. These arms show the basically the same elements, but in a different composition, see below.

Image gallery

Seal from around 1900
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums
Municipal stationery, 1960s
The arms in an album from 1968
The arms on a postcard
The arms in the city with Charleville-Mézières and Basingstoke and Deane

Literature:Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Kaffee Hag albums 1920s.

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