Burg an der Wupper

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BURG AN DER WUPPER

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Solingen (until 1974 Rhein-Wupper Kreis)
Incorporated inito : 1974 Solingen

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

Burg was one of the major cities of the counts of Berg, who granted certain freedom rights in 1436, but Burg did not become a city until 1825. The lion in the arms is the lion of Berg. The arms are based on a 16^th century seal. The original seal is known from 1556 and shows in the upper half the lion, and in the lower a fish. The seal was still used in 1607, but later in the 17^th century the fish was replaced by the wheel. The wheel represents the old water mill in the Wupper. The colours of the lower part were in the 19^th century black on gold (see below), but were changed in the 1960s.