Bischoffen

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BISCHOFFEN

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Lahn-Dill Kreis (until 1973 Biedenkopf)
Additions: 1974 Niederweidbach (1972 Roßbach), Oberweidbach, Wilsbach

Official blazon

German

(1957) In Blau ein steigender rotbewehrter silberner Löwe mit einem goldenen Bischofsstab in der rechten Vorderpranke. (1987) Durch einen silbernen Wellenbalken schräg links geteilten Schild oben in Blau die einwärtsgekehrte goldene Krümme eines Bischofsstabes, unten in Grün eine goldene Muschel. Origin/meaning The arms were officially granted on December 18, 1987. The crosier is a canting element for the Bischoff (bishop) part of the name. The wavy bend symbolises the Aar river, which runs through the municipality, The scallop is the symbol of St. James and refers to the historical road of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Spain (Jakobsweg). The previous arms were granted on April 26, 1957. These arms show a lion, symbolising the former rulers, the Counts of Solms and the Counts of Hessen, again with a crosier as a canting element. Contact and Support Contact Facebook Instagram Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site Literature : Hessisches Wappenbuch, 1956