Bad Driburg

BAD DRIBURG

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Höxter
Additions : 1970 Alhausen, Amt Driburg, Amt Dringenberg-Gehrden, Erpentrup, Herste, Langeland, Pömbsen, Reelsen; 1975 Dringenberg, Kühlsen, Neuenheerse

Official blazon
German	In Blau eine goldene (gelbe) gezinnte Stadtmauer mit offenem, von einem doppeltgezinnten Turm überragten Tor; über der Mauer im linken Schildfeld freischwebend ein goldenes (gelbes) lateinisches Kreuz.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 9, 1973.

The arms are based on the image of the arms on a seal from 1390 (see below) and a coin from Driburg from 1215. The cross was added as a symbol of the State of Paderborn, to which the city historically belonged.

The new arms of 1973 were changed in colour, as the gold and blue were the historical colours of the city, whereas gold and red were the colours of the State of Paderborn.

The previous arms were officially granted on July 6, 1908.

The seal from 1390	The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Seal from around 1900	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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Literature: Meyer, 1940