Dillingen an der Donau
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Country : Germany  State : Bayern  District (Kreis) : Dillingen an der Donau  Additions:
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| German | In Blau ein silberner Schräglinksbalken, oben eine schrägrechte goldene Lilie, unten zwei sechsstrahlige goldene Sterne. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms of Dillingen are based on the oldest known seal of the city, which dates from the late 13th century. The bend is taken from the arms of the Counts of Dillingen, who ruled the city until 1258. The fleur-de-lis and the stars are symbols of the St. Mary, the patron saint of the diocese of Augsburg, to which the city belonged. Around 1500 the arms were shown with lions instead of the fleur-de-lys.
The arms hardly changed during the centuries. The main changes were that the lily was sometimes shown below and the stars above, or that the fleur-de-lis was replaced by a rose or other flower. The arms are used as above since the late 18th century.
Two late medieval armorials show for the city the arms of the County Kirchberg. The city never belonged to the county, but there have been some speculations that there was a relation between Counts of Kirchberg and the Lords of Dillingen.
Image gallery
The arms in the late 15th century
The arms in the Armorial Ribeaupierre (16th century)
The arms around 1500
The arms in Kramer (1841)
Seal from around 1900
Seal from around 1900
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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