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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms are canting, a King's crown on a mountain (Berg). The town became a city sround 1350, but there are no seals known older than the 16<sup>th</sup> century. These seals, as well as all later images, show already these arms.
The arms are canting, a King's crown on a mountain (Berg). The town became a city around 1350, but there are no seals known older than the 16<sup>th</sup> century. These seals, as well as all later images, show already these arms.


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File:Königsbergz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Königsberg/Arms (crest) of Königsberg|The seal from
File:Königsbergz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Königsberg/Arms (crest) of Königsberg|The seal on a 17th century document
File:Königsberg17.jpg|alt=Wappen von Königsberg/Arms (crest) of Königsberg|The arms in a [https://orka.bibliothek.uni-kassel.de/viewer/image/1500376886085/49/ manuscript from +/- 1730]  
File:Königsberg17.jpg|alt=Wappen von Königsberg/Arms (crest) of Königsberg|The arms in a [https://orka.bibliothek.uni-kassel.de/viewer/image/1500376886085/49/ manuscript from +/- 1730]  
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Revision as of 10:22, 14 August 2023

Wappen von Königsberg/Arms (crest) of Königsberg
KÖNIGSBERG

Country : Germany
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State : Hessen
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District (Kreis) : Giessen
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(until 1976 Wetzlar)


Incorporated into:

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Official blazon
German Im blauen Schild eine goldene Krone auf goldenem Drei­berg.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, a King's crown on a mountain (Berg). The town became a city around 1350, but there are no seals known older than the 16th century. These seals, as well as all later images, show already these arms.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.




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