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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
German Civic Heraldry

DÜREN

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Düren
Additions: 1972 Arnoldsweiler, Derichsweiler

Wappen von Düren

Origin/meaning:
Düren was already an Imperial city in the early 13th century. The oldest seal dates from 1240 and shows the King sitting on a throne under an arch. Other seal combined this composition with the Imperial Eagle, or showed the eagle alone.
From the 14th century onwards the above arms are used, that combine the imperial eagle with the lion of the Counts of Jülich, who ruled the city since 1242.

Wappen von Düren
Seal of the city from around 1900

Wappen von Düren
The arms as shown in the 1920s.

Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.; Domsta, H.J. : Siegel und Wappen der Stadt Düren und ihrer Stadtteile, Düren, 1985; Hupp, Kaffee Hag Albums, 1920s


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