Hohenlimburg

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HOHENLIMBURG

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Hagen (until 1975 Iserlohn)
Incorporated into: 1975 Hagen

Wappen von Hohenlimburg/Arms (crest) of Hohenlimburg
Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on September 29, 1911 and are based on the seal used in the 19th century. Older seals and arms were not known. The arms show the lion of the Counts of Limburg, from which the name of the castle, and later the town, is derived.

Seal of Hohenlimburg

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Hohenlimburg/Coat of arms (crest) of Hohenlimburg

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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