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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | '''Country''': Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | ||
'''State''' : [[Hessen]][[File:Hessen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | '''State''': [[Hessen]][[File:Hessen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | ||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Vogelsbergkreis]][[File:Vogelsbe.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>until 1972 [[Lauterbach (kreis)|Lauterbach]]<br><br> | '''District (Kreis)''': [[Vogelsbergkreis]][[File:Vogelsbe.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>until 1972 [[Lauterbach (kreis)|Lauterbach]]<br><br> | ||
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* 1971 Altenschlirf | * 1971 Altenschlirf | ||
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The oldest seal of the city dates from the 14<sup>th</sup> century and shows only a shield with a cross. This is the arms of the State of Fulda, to which the city belonged at the time. On the 16<sup>th</sup> century seals the above arms appeared. They show the local patron saint, St. James the elder, with a small shield in which there are two crossed sticks. These are one of the symbols of the saint, who was clubbed to death. | The oldest seal of the city dates from the 14<sup>th</sup> century and shows only a shield with a cross. This is the arms of the State of Fulda, to which the city belonged at the time. On the 16<sup>th</sup> century seals the above arms appeared. They show the local patron saint, St. James the elder, with a small shield in which there are two crossed sticks. These are one of the symbols of the saint, who was clubbed to death. | ||
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<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:Herbsteinz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Herbstein/Arms (crest) of Herbstein|The seal from the 16th century | File:Herbsteinz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Herbstein/Arms (crest) of Herbstein|The seal from the 16th century |
Latest revision as of 08:40, 16 June 2024
Country: Germany State: Hessen District (Kreis): Vogelsbergkreis until 1972 Lauterbach Additions:
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German | In Gold der Apostel Jakobus in rotem Mantel mit silbernem Untergewand, mit roter Pilgerflasche und rotem Stab hinter silbernem Schild mit zwei gekreuzten roten Pilgerstäben. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted in 1952.
The oldest seal of the city dates from the 14th century and shows only a shield with a cross. This is the arms of the State of Fulda, to which the city belonged at the time. On the 16th century seals the above arms appeared. They show the local patron saint, St. James the elder, with a small shield in which there are two crossed sticks. These are one of the symbols of the saint, who was clubbed to death.
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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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