Stolberg (Rheinland)

STOLBERG

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Aachen
Additions : 1971 Breinig, Gressenich, Venwegen, Zweifall

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 7, 1880.

The arms show the arms of the Stolberg-Frenz-Setterich family, which is know since the 13^th century. The Stolberg dynasty belonged to the higher German nobility. The seals of the town never showed the arms of the Stolberg family, but showed the Holy Trinity.

Image gallery

Seal from around 1900
Seal from around 1900
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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