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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Rheinland-Pfalz]][[File:Rheinlan.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''' : Free Urban district (Stadtkreis)<br> | |||
'''Additions''':<br> | |||
* 1919 [[Flomersheim]] | |||
* 1919 [[Mörsch]] | |||
* 1919 [[Studernheim]] | |||
* 1969 [[Eppstein (Frankenthal)|Eppstein]] | |||
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|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''German''' | |||
| In Schwarz ein rotbewehrter, -bezungter und -bekrönter goldener Löwe, in der erhobenen rechten Tatze einen goldenen Reichsapfel tragend, mit der linken einen roten Schild haltend, darin ein dreieckiger, mit der Spitze nach oben gekehrter goldener Eckstein. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on July 27, 1841 and changed on November 27, 1954. | |||
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File:frankenthal.jpg|alt=Wappen von /Arms (crest) of |The arms from 1841 | |||
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The arms and are based on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from the 16<sup>th</sup> century. Frankenthal received city rights in 1573 from Johann Casimir Count of the Pfalz. <br/> | |||
The lion and the orb are derived from the arms of the Pfalz. The small shield with the large diamond with three points symbolises the three main religious groups at the time, the Dutch, Walloon and German population groups. | |||
Even though the composition above was used before 1954, the official arms of the city showed only the golden triangle from 1841 onwards. | |||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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[[File: | File:Frankenthal1892.jpg|alt=Wappen von Frankenthal/Arms (crest) of Frankenthal|The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | ||
File:412b.wsa.jpg|alt=Wappen von Frankenthal/Arms (crest) of Frankenthal|The arms in an [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|album]] from around 1905 | |||
File:Frankenthal.sc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Frankenthal/Arms (crest) of Frankenthal|The arms in an [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|album]] from around 1910 | |||
File:Frankenthal.kos.jpg|alt=Wappen von Frankenthal/Arms (crest) of Frankenthal|The arms in an [[Kosmos Deutsche Stadtwappen aus West und Ost|album]] from around 1950 | |||
File:44-6.kur.jpg|alt=Wappen von Frankenthal/Arms (crest) of Frankenthal|The arms in the [[Kurmark Wappenschau]] album from 1929 | |||
File:3021.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Frankenthal/Arms (crest) of Frankenthal|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
File:frankenthal.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Frankenthal/Arms (crest) of Frankenthal|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
File:Frankenthal.pan.jpg|alt=Wappen von Frankenthal/Arms (crest) of Frankenthal|The arms in an [[Panorama Bilderdienst|album]] from 1968 | |||
File:Frankenthalp1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Frankenthal/Arms (crest) of Frankenthal|The arms on a special cancellation 1988<br>with [[Colombes]] | |||
File:Sopotm.jpg|alt=Wappen von Frankenthal/Arms (crest) of Frankenthal|The arms on a manhole cover<br> (in [[Sopot]]) | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Debus, 1988. | |||
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[[Category:German Municipalities F]] | [[Category:German Municipalities F]] |
Latest revision as of 05:08, 8 July 2024
Country : Germany State : Rheinland-Pfalz District (Kreis) : Free Urban district (Stadtkreis)
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German | In Schwarz ein rotbewehrter, -bezungter und -bekrönter goldener Löwe, in der erhobenen rechten Tatze einen goldenen Reichsapfel tragend, mit der linken einen roten Schild haltend, darin ein dreieckiger, mit der Spitze nach oben gekehrter goldener Eckstein. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on July 27, 1841 and changed on November 27, 1954.
The arms and are based on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from the 16th century. Frankenthal received city rights in 1573 from Johann Casimir Count of the Pfalz.
The lion and the orb are derived from the arms of the Pfalz. The small shield with the large diamond with three points symbolises the three main religious groups at the time, the Dutch, Walloon and German population groups.
Even though the composition above was used before 1954, the official arms of the city showed only the golden triangle from 1841 onwards.
Image gallery
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in an album from around 1950
The arms in the Kurmark Wappenschau album from 1929
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in an album from 1968
The arms on a special cancellation 1988
with ColombesThe arms on a manhole cover
(in Sopot)
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Debus, 1988.
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