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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) German Civic Heraldry
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DIEZ
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Lahn Kreis (until 1969 Unterlahnkreis)
Verbandsgemeinde : Diez
Additions : 1938 Freiendiez
Origin/meaning:
The arms are identical to the arms of the counts of Diez, who founded the village in 1070 and granted city rights in 1329.
All seals and picture of the arms of the town show the two lions.
The original dynasty became extinct in 1388, but the arms were still used for both the county and the
city. Later counts, like William of Nassau (see Dutch National Arms) and the Grand Dukes of Luxemburg, used the lions of Diez as a field in their arms.
Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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