Dillkreis

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DILLKREIS (DIL)

State : Hessen
Incorporated into : 1976 Lahn-Dill Kreis

Wappen von Dillkreis/Arms (crest) of Dillkreis

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 21, 1938.

The arms are a combination of the arms of Nassau (lion) and Orange (Horn). The area around Dillenburg was the centre of the County of Nassau since the 11^th century. Later it was the capital of the Orange-Nassau branch. The Princes of Orange-Nassau later became the Dutch Royal family. William of Nassau-Dillenburg, Stadhouder (governor) of the Netherlands, inherited in the 16^th century the principality of Orange in the south of France. See also the Dutch national arms.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.