Heringen/Helme

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HERINGEN/HELME

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Nordhausen

Wappen von Heringen/Helme / Arms of Heringen/Helme
Official blazon
German

In Silber zwischen zwei aufgerichtetem einander zugewendeten blauen Heringen ein vor Rot und Silber geschachter zwölffeldriger kleiner Schild mit aufgesetztem Bügelhelm und roten Hirschstangen als Helmzier.

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Origin/meaning

The shield shoes the arms of the Counts of Hohenstein, to which the area belonged at the time. These arms already appeared on the 14th century seal of the city. The two herrings are a canting symbol for the city and appear only later in the arms.

Seal of Heringen/Helme

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Heringen/Helme

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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