Bad Kreuznach

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BAD KREUZNACH

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Bad Kreuznach
Additions : 1969 Bosenheim, Planig, Ippesheim, Winzenheim

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The city of Kreuznach was founded in the 13^th century, and the oldest known seal also dates from the late 13^th century. It showed a view of a city with a church. A later 14^th century seal showed a chequered cross, as did several later seals. In the late 15^th century the present composition of crosses and a chequered bar appear. The crosses area canting element (Kreuz=cross), the bar is derived from the oldest arms of the Counts of Sponheim, who ruled the city until 1437. The above arms were officially granted in 1817 by the Prussian King.

The municipal stamp shown in 1892	Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	Municipal stationery, 1960s
Postal cancellation 1967 (with Bourg-en-Bresse)	Postal cancellation 1988 (with Bourg-en-Bresse)

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.