Bad Honnef

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BAD HONNEF

State : Nordrhein-Westfalen
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Sieg Kreis
Additions : 1969 Aegidienberg

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on Januari 24, 1973.

The town became a city only in 1862 and the prefix Bad was granted in 1960. The arms are based on the arms of the Counts of Sponheim-Blankenburg, who owned the district Löwenberg, of which Honnef was a major city. The shield is also seen on the seal of Honnef, dating from 1374. It is placed next to the patron saint, St. John Baptist. In a later seal the saint is placed behind the shield.

The municipal stamp shown in 1892	Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	'Notgeld' (local money) from Bad Honnef, 1921
The arms on a special cancellation 1986 with Berck-sur-Mer