Unna
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UNNA
State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Unna
Additions : 1968 Amt Fröndenberg (partly, Amt Unna-Kamen (partly), Afferde, Billmerich, Hemmerde, Kessebüren, Lünern, Massen (1911 Niedermassen, Obermassen), Mühlhausen, Siddinghausen, Stockum, Uelzen, Westhemmerde
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on November 13, 1967.
Unna received city rights in 1280 from the Counts of Mark. The first seal dates from the same time and already shows the city wall with two banners with the chequered bar of the Counts of Mark. The arms were derived from this seal and have never been really changed, except for the colour of the roofs, which was blue until 1967, when the arms were officially confirmed.
 The seal of Unna from the 14th century |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms as shown in 1940 by Meijer |
Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Meijer, 1940