Municipality of Titz (Germany)

Gemeinde Titz, Kreis Düren, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2012-10-08 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Banner since 1972
• Ephemeral Banner (1971-1972)
• Coat of Arms
• Former Coat of Arms
• Banners of former Municipalities
• Banner of Titz-Gevelsdorf
• Banner of Titz-Hasselsweiler
• Banner of Titz-Müntz
• Banner of Titz-Rödingen

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Banner since 1972

Description of banner:
It is a blue - yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top. The former coat of arms was replaced by the coat of arms of former Titz subcounty (Amt Titz).
Source: §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of the municipality of Titz version 3 January 1995, updated 8 October 2007
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Aug 2011

Ephemeral Banner (1971-1972)

Description of banner:
It is a blue - yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: template provided by Petra Kampa, municipal office of Titz
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Aug 2011

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
In a golden (=yellow) shield is a black, rampant lion, armed and tongued red. The dexter chief point by a golden(= yellow) 6-point star, The sinister chief point is superimposed by a blue waining moon-crescent. Thew lion is surrounded by five blue 6-point stars.
Meaning:
According to source the lion is symbolizing the dukes of Jülich, the former rulers. The crescent is taken from the old arms of the municipality and the stars are representing the five former municipalities that built the new municipality.
Sources: Nagel 1986 and §2(1) of Hauptsatzung of the municipality of Titz version 3 January 1995, updated 8 October 2007
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Aug 2011

Former Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
In a golden (=yellow) shield is a black, rampant lion, armed and tongued red. The shield has a blue chief. The dexter chief point is superimposed by a golden(= yellow) 6-point star, the sinister chief point by a golden (=yellow) waning moon-crescent.
Meaning:
According to source the pattern is known from court seals since the early middle ages. Its existence had been proven first in 1343, when a donation of land to Dalheim monastery had been registered. It was surrounded by an inscription as follows: "HOG EST SIGILLUM SCABINORUM DE TITZE" (/"this is the lay judges' seal of Titz/"). An image of the seal can be seen in:
Primary Source: /Ewald/: "Rheinische Siegel", vol.III, year 1931, plate 55
Source: template provided by Petra Kampa, municipal office of Titz
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Aug 2011

Version 1972 of banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Köln on 11 December 1972, version 1961 by minister of interior of Northrhine-Westphalia on 29 September 1961 and confirmed by Regierungspräsident Aachen on 24 February 1971.

Banners of former Municipalities

Banner of Titz-Gevelsdorf

Description of banner:
It is a 5-stripes banner divided by alternating vertical yellow and black stripes of equal width. In a black square banner head is a golden rooster armed and tongued red.
Source: template provided by Petra Kampa, municipal office
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2011

Banner of Titz-Hasselsweiler

Description of banner:
It is a black - yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: template provided by Petra Kampa, municipal office
Description of coat of arms:
The shield is ten times divided per fess into red and golden. The fesses are superimposed by a black, rampant lion, crowned, armed and tongued blue. Source: Amtsblatt für den Reg.Bez. Aachen, 16 October 1961, p.219 - 220
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2011

Banner of Titz-Müntz

Description of banner:
It is a blue - white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: template provided by Petra Kampa, municipal office
Description of coat of arms:
In a blue shield is a silver (=white) rampant bear armed and tongued red wearing a golden (= yellow) collar. Upon the sinister chief point is agolden (=yellow) coin showing a head. Source: Amtsblatt für den Reg.Bez. Aachen, 16 October 1961, p.219 - 220
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2011

Banner of Titz-Rödingen

Description of banner:
It is a red - yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: template provided by Petra Kampa, municipal office
Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per pale. The dexter half shows in a golden (= yellow) field a black, rampant lion, armed and tongued red. The sinister half shows in a red field a silver (= white) tower with a black and blue roof topped by a golden ( yellow) cross patty. Source: Amtsblatt für den Reg.Bez. Aachen, 16 October 1961, p.219 - 220
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Nov 2011

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