Düren

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Official blazon
German	Geteilt; oben in Gold einen rot bewehrten schwarzen Adler, unten in Gold einen schreitenden rot gezungten schwarzen Löwen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on

Düren was already an Imperial city in the early 13^th century. The oldest seal dates from 1240 and shows the King sitting on a throne under an arch. Other seal combined this composition with the Imperial Eagle, or showed the eagle alone.

From the 14^th century onwards the above arms are used, that combine the imperial eagle with the lion of the Counts of Jülich, who ruled the city since 1242.

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Continentale Verlags-Anstalt album, +/- 1910
Municipal stationery, 1950s
Municipal stationery, 1960s
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms on a 1960s matchox label

Literature: Domsta, H.J. : Siegel und Wappen der Stadt Düren und ihrer Stadtteile, Düren, 1985;

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