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'''GREIFENSTEIN'''
'''GREIFENSTEIN'''


State : [[Hessen]]<br/>
State : [[Hessen]]<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Lahn-Dill Kreis]] (until 1976 [[Wetzlar (kreis)|Wetzlar]])<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Lahn-Dill Kreis]] (until 1976 [[Wetzlar (kreis)|Wetzlar]])<br/>
Additions : 1977 Arborn, [[Beilstein (Greifenstein)|Beilstein]] (1971 Rodenroth; 1972 Rodenberg), Nenderoth, Odersberg, Ulmtal (1971 Allendorf, Holzhausen, [[Ulm (Greifenstein)|Ulm]])
Additions: 1977 Arborn, [[Beilstein (Greifenstein)|Beilstein]] (1971 Rodenroth; 1972 Rodenberg), Nenderoth, Odersberg, Ulmtal (1971 Allendorf, Holzhausen, [[Ulm (Greifenstein)|Ulm]])


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[[File:greifenstein.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


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The previous arms were designed and granted in 1951.
The previous arms were designed and granted in 1951.
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The castle is the local Greifenstein castle, now a ruin, which was built in 1352 by Count Johan von Solms-Burgsolms and Count Ruprecht von Nassau-Sonnenberg. Later the castle was a possession of the Counts of Solms-Greifenstein, who used a canting griffin (Greif) in their arms. Hence the small shield with a griffin in the base of the arms.
The castle is the local Greifenstein castle, now a ruin, which was built in 1352 by Count Johan von Solms-Burgsolms and Count Ruprecht von Nassau-Sonnenberg. Later the castle was a possession of the Counts of Solms-Greifenstein, who used a canting griffin (Greif) in their arms. Hence the small shield with a griffin in the base of the arms.
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.


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Latest revision as of 10:31, 28 January 2024

GREIFENSTEIN

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Lahn-Dill Kreis (until 1976 Wetzlar)
Additions: 1977 Arborn, Beilstein (1971 Rodenroth; 1972 Rodenberg), Nenderoth, Odersberg, Ulmtal (1971 Allendorf, Holzhausen, Ulm)

Wappen von Greifenstein/Arms (crest) of Greifenstein
Official blazon
German blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ??-??-19??.

The arms are a combination of the arms of Beilstein (2nd quarter) and Ulm (3rd quarter) and ??.

The previous arms were designed and granted in 1951.

Wappen von Greifenstein/Arms (crest) of Greifenstein

The castle is the local Greifenstein castle, now a ruin, which was built in 1352 by Count Johan von Solms-Burgsolms and Count Ruprecht von Nassau-Sonnenberg. Later the castle was a possession of the Counts of Solms-Greifenstein, who used a canting griffin (Greif) in their arms. Hence the small shield with a griffin in the base of the arms.


Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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