Siegen

	SIEGEN Country : Germany State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Siegen-Wittgenstein (until 1975 Siegen) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1937 Achenbach 1937 Buschgotthardshütten (partly) 1966 Breitenbach 1966 Bürbach 1966 Kaan-Marienborn 1966 Seelbach 1966 Trupbach 1966 Volnsberg 1969 Feuersbach 1975 Eiserfeld 1966 Amt Eiserfeld 1966 Eisern 1966 Gosenbach 1966 Niederschelden 1966 Oberschelden 1975 Hüttental 1966 Amt Weidenau 1966 Birlenbach 1966 Buchen 1966 Dillnhütten 1966 Geisweid 1966 Langenholdinghausen 1966 Meiswinkel 1966 Niedersetzen 1966 Obersetzen 1966 Sohlbach 1966 Weidenau 1937 Buschgotthardshütten (partly) 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":50.87729999999999819237928022630512714385986328125,"lon":8.0205999999999999516830939683131873607635498046875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Silber eine wachsende rote Zinnenmauer mit offenem, von zwei schwarz gefugten, erniedrigten Türmen mit je drei Rundbogenfenstern und Zeltdach flankiertem Tor, erhöht von zwei Vierpassöffnungen in Schwarz und Silber, aus den Zinnen wachsend ein (Erz)-Bischof in natürlichen Farben mit wallenden blonden Haar, blauem Ornat und Mitra und silbernem Pallium, in den angehobenen Händen rechts einen silbernen Krummstab mit links gewandter goldener Krümme, links ein offenes silbernes Buch mit Goldschnitt, leerer und golden unterlegter schwarz beschrifteter Seite, im Torbogen ein Schildchen, Portalseiten und unteren Schildrand berührend, darin in Blau ein goldener, rot bewehrter und -bezungter Löwe.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted in 1915, but not officially granted, only on August 20, 1975 the arms were officially granted.

Siegen received city rights in the early 13^th century, and the oldest seal is known since 1248. The arms are based on this oldest seal.

The seal is a combination of the image of the Bishop of Köln, a city wall as a symbol for the city itself and the arms of Nassau in the gate. The city was a possession of the Counts of Nassau and the Bishops of Köln (until 1420). After 1317 the lion of Nassau was surrounded by billets (vertical blocks) of gold, but these were not added to the arms of the city (but still sometimes shown).

Previously the city used three letters S on its seals.

Image gallery

Seal of Siegen from 1289 (Meijer, 1940)
Seal from around 1900
Seal from around 1870
The arms of Siegen with mural crown
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in an album from around 1950
The arms in an album from 1968
Postal cancellation

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971; Rühl, 1940; Meijer, 1940; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Deutsche Städtewappen (album around 1900)

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