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City of Hagen (Germany)

Stadt Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia

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[City of Hagen flag] 3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 24 Feb 2001
CoA adopted 1897

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Hagen city

Blue-yellow with the arms. The arms are canting, Hag (or Wald) meaning forest.
Sources: flag from Staack 1997 [saa97], arms from Stadler 1964-1971 [staXX].
Stefan Schwoon, 24 Feb 2001

From Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website: "Hagen received city rights in 1746 from King Friedrich II of Prussia. At the same time the first seal is known, which shows a canting Hag (Hag or Wald means forest). It was, however, also interpreted as a (natural) lily. In the 19th century the city thus sometimes used arms with two lilies. In 1897 the present arms were granted, based on the oldest seal. Originally a mural crown was added to the arms, but this is no longer used.
Literature: Stadler 1964-1971 [staXX].
Santiago Dotor, 20 Dec 2001

Hagen, 210,000 inhabitants, is located in the Ruhr area, south of Dortmund and east of Wuppertal.
Ivan Sache, 19 June 2002