Burgholzhausen

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BURGHOLZHAUSEN

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Hochtaunuskreis (until 1975 Obertaunuskreis)
Incorporated into : 1972 Friedrichsdorf

Official blazon
German	In Rot ein goldener, von einem roten, dem alten Ortssiegel nachgebildetem Turm belegter Pfahl, beseitet von je zwei goldenen Holzstücken.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 30, 1971.

The tower in the arms is taken from the old seal of the village. The arms are basically canting (Burg = tower/castle, Holz is wood) and also refer to the castle of the Lords of Holzhausen.

In 1956 some arms for Burgholzhausen were already proposed, a tower with a linden tree rising from the tower :