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The arms show the horse of Westfalen in the first quarter, which has been used as a symbol of the area for many centuries by the Archbishops of Köln (Duchy of Westfalen). It was also used by the [[Province of Westfalen]], the successor of the Kingdom and it is now part of the arms of the State of [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]. | The arms show the horse of Westfalen in the first quarter, which has been used as a symbol of the area for many centuries by the Archbishops of Köln (Duchy of Westfalen). It was also used by the [[Province of Westfalen]], the successor of the Kingdom and it is now part of the arms of the State of [[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]. | ||
The second quarter is again divided with in a: the lions of the County of [[Diez]] | The second quarter is again divided with in a: the lions of the County of [[Diez]]; in b: and c: the arms of the Counties of [[Zeigenhain]] and [[Nidda]] and in d: the County of [[Katzenelnbogen]], over all an escutcheon of [[Hessen]]. | ||
The third quarter was newly designed and should represent the area around [[Magdeburg]]. | |||
The fourth quarter shows in a the arms of the [[Duchy of Braunschweig]], in b the arms of the County of Diepholz, in c the arms of the Duchy of Lüneburg and in 4d the arms of the County of Lauterburg. The whole quarter is taken from the old arms of Braunschweig. | The fourth quarter shows in a the arms of the [[Duchy of Braunschweig]], in b the arms of the County of Diepholz, in c the arms of the Duchy of Lüneburg and in 4d the arms of the County of Lauterburg. The whole quarter is taken from the old arms of Braunschweig. | ||