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File:DEU Bitburg COA.svg

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Summary

Coat of arms
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Deutsch: der Kreisstadt Bitburg, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rheinland-Pfalz
English: the city of Bitburg
Blazon
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Deutsch: „In Rot ein mit drei Zinnen bekröntes goldenes (gelbes) Tor auf einem Quadersockel, beseitet von je einem fünfstrahligen goldenen (gelben) Stern über goldenem (gelben) Nagelspitzkreuz; im Oberwappen eine dreitürmige silberne (weiße) Mauerkrone mit geschlossenem Tor.“
English: “Gules, a three-embattled tower Or with open gate on a squared socket between per side a five rays Or above a cross fitché Or; in the crest a three-embattled mural crown Argent with closed gate.”
Blazon reference
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Deutsch: Stadler, Klemens; Deutsche Wappen; Band 2, Bremen 1966; S. 19
Tincture
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argentorgulessable
Date
Deutsch: verliehen 1909
English: granted in 1909
Object history
Deutsch: Das von Otto Hupp 1909 entworfene Wappen bezieht sich auf Siegel, die bereits 1248 nachweisbar sind. Turm und Burg sind in der Gegend nicht nur Symbole für eine Stadt sondern auch Hinweise auf eine alte Burg und den Stadtnamen.
English: The arms were officially granted 1909 and were designed by Otto Hupp. The arms are derived from seals which are known since 1248. The castle represents both the city rank as well as castle part of the name. It also forms part of the arms of the county Bitburg.
Artist
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Original:
Otto Hupp  (1859–1949)  wikidata:Q457115
 
Alternative names
Hupp
Description German heraldist, painter and typeface designer
Date of birth/death 21 May 1859 Edit this at Wikidata 31 January 1949 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Düsseldorf Edit this at Wikidata Oberschleißheim Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Munich Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q457115
 
Vector:
Source Siegel und Wappen der Stadt Bitburg
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This coat of arms was created with Inkscape by Jürgen Krause.

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This file depicts the coat of arms of a German Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (corporation governed by public law). According to § 5 Abs. 1 of the German Copyright law, official works like coats of arms are in the public domain. Note: The usage of coats of arms is governed by legal restrictions, independent of the copyright status of the depiction shown here.
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current13:07, 17 August 2014Thumbnail for version as of 13:07, 17 August 2014412 × 668 (9 KB)Jürgen Krausenow with centered towers
12:43, 17 August 2014Thumbnail for version as of 12:43, 17 August 2014412 × 668 (9 KB)Jürgen Krause== {{int:filedesc}} == {{COAInformation |blasonde=der Kreisstadt Bitburg, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rheinland-Pfalz |blasonnement-de=„In Rot ein mit drei Zinnen bekröntes goldenes (gelbes) Tor auf einem Quadersockel, be...

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