Hagen (city)

	HAGEN Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Urban District (Stadtkreis) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1876 Eilpe 1876 Wehringhausen 1929 Boele 1929 Fley 1929 Halden 1929 Haspe 1929 Herbeck 1929 Holthausen 1929 Vorhalle 1975 Amt Ergste (partly) 1975 Berchum 1975 Dahl 1975 Garenfeld 1975 Hohenlimburg 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":51.35759999999999791953086969442665576934814453125,"lon":7.471000000000000085265128291212022304534912109375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Auf blauem Wappenschild einen gelben Eichenbaum.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Hagen received city rights in 1746 from King Friedrich II of Prussia. At the same time the first seal is known, which shows a canting Hag (Hag or Wald, means forest). It was, however, also interpreted as a (natural) lily.

In the 19^th century the city thus sometimes used arms with an heraldic lily (fleur-de-lys).

On February 1, 1897 the present arms were granted, based on the oldest seal. Originally a mural crown was added to the arms, but this is no longer used.

Image gallery

Seal from around 1900-1920
Seal from around 1900-1920
Seal from around 1900-1920
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in an album from around 1931
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in an album from around 1950
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in an album from 1968

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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