Immenhausen (Hessen)

IMMENHAUSEN

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Kassel (until 1973 Hofgeismar)
Additions: 1970 Holzhausen, Mariendorf

Official blazon
German	Über einem grünen Dreiberg mit einem springenden goldenen Hirsch in Blau drei silberne Zinnentürme mit Kuppeldächern.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Immenhausen received city rights in the late 13^th century. The oldest known seal dates from 1303 and already shows the same composition as on the later arms, three towers and the lion of Hessen (compare also Homberg an der Ohm). Later the lion was placed in a shield.

In the 15^th century the arches were replaced by a small mountain, later by a city wall, still all with the small shield of Hessen. These were restored in the early 20^th century.
The colours of the towers have changed regularly, in the early 20^th century f.e. the towers were shown with red rooftops.

At the early 20th century the lion was replaced by an eagle, but already in the 1920s the lion shield was restored.

Only after the merger in 1970 the new arms were designed, showing a deer instead of the historical lion of Hessen.

The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730	The arms in an 1884 book
Seal from around 1900 with the eagle
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The previous arms as shown in the late 1960s

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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