Wetter (Hessen)
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WETTER
State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Marburg-Biedenkopf
Additions : 1970s Amönau, Mellnau, Niederwetter, Oberndorf, Oberrosphe, Todenhausen,Treisbach, Unterrosphe, Warzenbach
Official blazon
- (de) Im goldenen Schild ein grüner Dreiberg, aus dem ein grüner Stengel mit drei silbernen Lilienblüten emporwächst, begleitet von zwei gegeneinander geneigten Schilden mit dem linksgewendeten, fünfmal von Silber und Rot geteilten hessischen Löwen in Blau im rechten und dem silbernen Mainzer Rad in Rot im linken Schild.
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Origin/meaning
Wetter received city rights in 1223 and was ruled jointly by the Counts of Hessen and the archbishops of Mainz. The oldest seals date from the 13th and 14th century and show the count and a bishop in a large gothic building. The smaller seals, however showed only the arms of the two, the lion of Hessen and the wheel of Mainz. The lily was added in the 15th century, its meaning is not known, it may be the symbol of St. Mary.
The arms in a 16th century manuscript |
The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730 |
The arms in an 1884 book |
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
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Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.