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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) German Civic Heraldry BAD BERLEBURG State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Siegen-Wittgenstein (until 1974 Wittgenstein) Additions : 1975 Amt Berleburg (1932 Amt Arfeld, Amt Berghausen, Amt Girkhausen), Alerthausen, Arfeld, Aue, Beddelhausen, Berghausen, Diedenshausen, Dotzlar, Elsoff, Girkhausen, Hemschlar, Raumland, Richstein, Rinthe, Sassenhausen, Schüllar, Schwarzenau, Stünzel, Weidenhausen, Wemlighausen, Wingeshausen, Wunderthausen Origin/meaning: The arms of Berleburg were granted on July 10, 1911 and again on June 25, 1976. The prefix Bad was granted in 1971. The town became a city in 1330 and soon after the first seal was made. The seal showed the arms of the Counts of Wittgenstein, who owned the city. Since 1570 the present arms are used. The lion is the lion of the Von Sayn family, the pales come from the arms of the Wittgenstein family. The family Sayn-Wittgenstein-Vallender inherited Berleburg in 1339 and made it their capital. The bear is a canting symbol. Hupp showed the arms in the 1920s in a slightly different composition, with the lion facing left: Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s

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