Liebenau (Hessen)

LIEBENAU

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Kassel (until 1973 Hofgeismar)
Additions : 1972 Ersen, Grimelsheim, Haueda, Lamerden, Niedermeiser, Ostheim, Zwergen

Official blazon

German	Im blauen Schild eine silberne Burg mit drei rotbedachten Türmen, im Tor ein Schild mit dem goldgekrönten, sieben­ mal von Rot und Silber geteilten hessischen Löwen.
English	(Hessen) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The city was founded by Knight Hermann von Spegel between 1290 and 1294. The oldest surviving seal, however, dates from 1393. It already showed a city wall and three towers, surrounded by roses. The lion in the gate is the lion of Hessen and has been in use since the late 19^th century. Previous images showed a blue lion in a red field or a golden lion in a red field. As these lions are of uncertain origin, the lion of Hessen was used instead. When the lion actually was added to the arms is not known, but most likely in the late 15^th century.

The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730	The arms in an 1884 book
Seal from around 1900
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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