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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) German Civic Heraldry UNNA State : Nordrhein-Westfalen District (Kreis) : Unna Additions : 1968 Amt Unna-Kamen (partly). Afferde, Billmerich, Hemmerde, Kessebüren, Lünern, Massen (1911 Niedermassen, Obermassen), Mühlhausen, Siddinghausen, Stockum, Uelzen, Westhemmerde 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 The arms as shown by Hupp (1920s) The arms as shown in 1940 by Meijer. Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Meijer, 1940

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