Schwalbach am Taunus
Revision as of 08:16, 29 April 2021 by Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) (Text replacement - "===Official blazon=== In" to "===Official blazon=== *(de) In")
This page is part of the  |
 |
|
German heraldry:
|
Selected collector's items from Germany:
|
SCHWALBACH AM TAUNUS
State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Main-Taunus Kreis
Official blazon
- (de) In Gold ein aufrechter schwarzer Schwalbenschwanz, darüber ein sechsstrahliger roter Stern.
Origin/meaning
The arms show a swallow's tail as a canting element (Schwalbe=swallow). The symbol already appeared on the borderstones in 1725 and a bit later in the local seals. The star was added in 1804. The arms were finally officially granted in 1953.
The arms on borderstones:
|
|
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
Index of the site
Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971. Image of borderstones obtained from the Schwalbach am Taunus council.