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|align="center"|[[File:debrecen3.jpg|center|450 px]] <br/>The arms on a glass mosaic ([http://www.panoramio.com/photo/10159272 source]) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:debrecen4.jpg|center|450 px]] <br/>The arms on a gate ([http://www.panoramio.com/photo/10186022 source]) | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:debrecen5.jpg|center|450 px]] <br/>The arms for the flower carnival ([http://www.panoramio.com/photo/57676635 source]) | |||
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[[Literature]] : Robert and Bela, 1975, http://www.nemzetijelkepek.hu; city images by Jolan Harsanyi | |||
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DEBRECEN
Province (county) : Hajdú-Bihar
Origin/meaning
The arms were first granted on April 11, 1693 and re-adopted in 1989.
The oldest known seal of the city dates from the 16th century and shows the Paschal Lamb. Whether the city already used the lamb as aarms is not known, but in 1600 King Rudolf added the crest with the phoenix, its meaning is not known.
In 1693 Emperor Leopold I made Debrecen a free Royal town and officially grante dthe arms. The palm tree and the sun were new elements to the grant. The palm symbolises the city which gains strength from the burdens, while the sun represents the divine providence guarding the town.
The arms were used until the 1950s, when the city adopted a more 'modern' communist logo, as shown below. Only in 1989 the old arms were restored.
 The arms on a postcard |
 The arms as shown by Ströhl around 1900 |
 The arms as shown in the Abadie albums, 1930s |
Use of arms in the city:
 The arms on a glass mosaic (source) |
 The arms on a gate (source) |
 The arms for the flower carnival (source) |
Literature : Robert and Bela, 1975, http://www.nemzetijelkepek.hu; city images by Jolan Harsanyi