Siegen, Germany

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"Historically it was also the border between the Duchy of Westphalia ,a possession of the Electorate of Cologne in the north, and the Principality of Nassau-Siegen and the County of Wittgenstein-Berleburg in the south."
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"The two upper sections show, to the right, the arms of the Dukes of Nassau ,who founded Siegen ,and to the left, those of the Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein."
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"The earliest mention of this region of Siegen-Wittgenstein goes back to the 11th century."
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"On 1 March 1923 ,Siegen was set apart from the district bearing its name, and became a district-free town ,while still keeping its function as seat of the district of which it was no longer part, and which was itself merged with Wittgenstein district under district reform in 1975."
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