Herzogenrath

	HERZOGENRATH Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Städteregion Aachen Additions: 1971 Kohlscheid 1971 Merkstein Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.8678000000000025693225325085222721099853515625,"lon":6.09550000000000036237679523765109479427337646484375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Silber ein zwiegeschwänzter golden bewehrter roter Löwe.
English	Argent, a lion double-tailed rampant gules, armed and langued Or.

Origin/meaning

The arms show the lion of the Counts (later Dukes) of Limburg, who granted the city rights in the 2nd half of the 13^th century. The first seal from around 1280 already shows the lion, as do all later seals of the city. In 1919 and 1973 the arms were confirmed, but without the crown of the arms of Limburg.

The arms of Herzogenrath were also used by the Lords of the city, and can be seen in the arms of several villages, mainly in the Netherlands, such as Vaals and Kerkrade.

Image gallery

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Kaffee Hag albums 1920s.

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