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'''SIEGEN (SI)''' | '''SIEGEN (SI)''' | ||
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Incorporated into : 1975 [[Siegen-Wittgenstein]] | Incorporated into : 1975 [[Siegen-Wittgenstein]] | ||
[[File:siegen.kreis.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:siegen.kreis.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted on August 31, 1938. | The arms were granted on August 31, 1938. | ||
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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. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Kreiswappen]] | |||
[[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | [[Category:Nordrhein-Westfalen]] | ||
[[Category:Siegen]] | [[Category:Siegen]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1938]] | [[Category:Granted 1938]] | ||