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|[[File:witten.jpg|center|350 px|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</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> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Ennepe-Ruhr Kreis]] (until 1975 Witten Urban District)[[File:enneperu.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Additions''':<br> | |||
* 1921 Heven | |||
* 1929 Annen | |||
** 1922 Rüdinghausen | |||
* 1929 Düren | |||
* 1929 Stockum | |||
* 1975 [[Herbede]] | |||
** 1926 Durchholz | |||
** 1926 Ostherbede | |||
** 1926 Vormholz | |||
** 1926 Westherbede | |||
** 1970 Buchholz | |||
{{#display_map:51.4354,7.3295|width=250|height=250|zoom=7}} | |||
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|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''German''' | |||
| In von Rot und Silber geteiltem Schild oben zwei abgekehrte, doppelschwänzige, silberne Löwen. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were adopted by the city in 1883 and formally granted in 1911 by King Wilhelm II of Preussen. | The arms were adopted by the city in 1883 and formally granted in 1911 by King Wilhelm II of Preussen. | ||
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As Witten received city rights only in 1823, there are no old seals or arms for the village known. The arms were officially granted by a mural crown in 1883 and on November 6, 1911, but this crown is no longer used. | As Witten received city rights only in 1823, there are no old seals or arms for the village known. The arms were officially granted by a mural crown in 1883 and on November 6, 1911, but this crown is no longer used. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
| | File:wittenz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Witten/Arms (crest) of Witten|Seal from around 1900-1920 | ||
| | File:wittenz2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Witten/Arms (crest) of Witten|Seal from around 1900-1920 | ||
File:wittenz3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Witten/Arms (crest) of Witten|Seal from around 1900-1920 | |||
| | File:2684a.wsa.jpg|alt=Wappen von Witten/Arms (crest) of Witten|The arms in an [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|album]] from around 1905 | ||
| | File:Witten.sc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Witten/Arms (crest) of Witten|The arms in an [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|album]] from around 1910 | ||
| | File:Wittenn.jpg|alt=Wappen von Witten/Arms (crest) of Witten|Emergency money 1920s | ||
| | File:3372.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Witten/Arms (crest) of Witten|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | ||
File:Witten.kos.jpg|alt=Wappen von Witten/Arms (crest) of Witten|The arms in an [[Kosmos Deutsche Stadtwappen aus West und Ost|album]] from around 1950 | |||
File:Witten.pan.jpg|alt=Wappen von Witten/Arms (crest) of Witten|The arms in an [[Panorama Bilderdienst|album]] from 1968 | |||
File:witten.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Witten/Arms (crest) of Witten|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities W]] | [[Category:German Municipalities W]] | ||