Wappen von Brilon/Arms (crest) of Brilon
BRILON

Country : Germany
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State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
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District (Kreis) : Hochsauerlandkreis (until 1969 Brilon)
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German Geteilt von Silber und Schwarz; oben ein durchgehendes schwarzes Kreuz, unten auf schwarzem Grund ein schräg liegender silberner Schlüssel mit nach unten gekehrtem Bart.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 28, 1911 and confirmed on May 3, 1978.

Brilon became a city in 1220 and was a possession of the bishops op Köln (Cologne). The first seal, which dates from the early 13th century, shows a city wall with in the gate the two crossed keys of St. Peter. St Peter was the patron saint of the diocese of Köln. In a seal from 1547 the present arms first appear. The arms show the cross, taken from the arms of the diocese of Köln, with one of the keys of St. Peter.

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Literature: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1964-1971.




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