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State : [[Hessen]]<br/> | State : [[Hessen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Lahn-Dill Kreis]] (until 1973 [[Wetzlar (kreis)|Wetzlar]])<br> | District (Kreis) : [[Lahn-Dill Kreis]] (until 1973 [[Wetzlar (kreis)|Wetzlar]])<br> | ||
Incorporated into : 1971 [[Solms]] | Incorporated into: 1971 [[Solms]] | ||
[[File:burgsolm.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:burgsolm.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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The arms show the lion of Solms and a brick wall. Around 1100 the Counts of Solms built a watermill in the village. The village took the name of the Counts, who also built a castle in the village. After the extinction of the dynasty in the 15<sup>th</sup> century the castle and mill became ruins. The castle and mill are shown as a brick wall, which is rather unique in German heraldry, where most often a building is shown. | The arms show the lion of Solms and a brick wall. Around 1100 the Counts of Solms built a watermill in the village. The village took the name of the Counts, who also built a castle in the village. After the extinction of the dynasty in the 15<sup>th</sup> century the castle and mill became ruins. The castle and mill are shown as a brick wall, which is rather unique in German heraldry, where most often a building is shown. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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Revision as of 07:53, 7 July 2024
BURGSOLMS
State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Lahn-Dill Kreis (until 1973 Wetzlar)
Incorporated into: 1971 Solms
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English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were devised and granted in 1960.
The arms show the lion of Solms and a brick wall. Around 1100 the Counts of Solms built a watermill in the village. The village took the name of the Counts, who also built a castle in the village. After the extinction of the dynasty in the 15th century the castle and mill became ruins. The castle and mill are shown as a brick wall, which is rather unique in German heraldry, where most often a building is shown.
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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