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German Civic Heraldry - Deutsche Wappenrolle


DÜSSELDORF

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt) :Düsseldorf
Additions : 1908 Himmelgeist (partly); 1909 Eller, Gerresheim, Himmelgeist, Lohausen (partly), Rath; 1929 Benrath, Heerdt, Kaiserswerth, Lohausen; 1974 Angermund, Wittlaer, Amt Hubbelrath, Hasselbeck-Schwarzbach (partly)

Origin/meaning:
The town got city rights in 1288 by Count Adolf von Berg. The seal used from that day showed a church, the ante-seal showed a double-tailed lion, derived from the arms of Von Berg. In a 16th century seal the lion is shown with an anchor. Ever since the seals and arms of the town showed a lion and an anchor. The position of the anchor changed several times through the centuries, as did the colour. The present arms date from about 1868. The additions of 1974 did not change the arms.

Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Nagel, R. : Rheinisches Wappenbuch, Köln, 1986.


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