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'''WETZLAR'''

State : [[Hessen]]<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Lahn-Dill Kreis]] (until 1976 [[Wetzlar (kreis)|Wetzlar]])<br/>
Incorporated into : 1977-1979 [[Lahn]]<br>
Additions : 1977 Dutenhofen, [[Garbenheim]], [[Hermannstein]] (1971 Blasbach), Münchholzhausen, [[Nauborn]], Naunheim, Steindorf

[[File:wetzlar.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]

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===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted in 1965.

Wetzlar was a free imperial city (Reichsstadt) from 1180-1803. Hence the use of the emperor on a throne on the oldest seal, known since 1226. In 1374 a small shield was placed beside the throne, which shoed the imperial eagle and the small cross. The arms were used already on smaller seals since the mid 14<sup>th</sup> century. <br>
The small cross is the symbol of the Kings of the Holy Roman Empire. Since the 17<sup>th</sup> century only the arms appear on the local seals. The colours are known since the 18<sup>th</sup> century. The composition of the arms thus has not changed since, although in the early 19<sup>th</sup> century a golden W was placed on the eagle.

Hupp showed the same composition as the present arms, but in the Imperial colours.

<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
File:Wetzlar1500.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wetzlar/Arms (crest) of Wetzlar|The arms around 1500
File:Wetzlar1530.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wetzlar/Arms (crest) of Wetzlar|The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530
File:Wetzlar16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wetzlar/Arms (crest) of Wetzlar|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]]
File:Wetzlar17.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wetzlar/Arms (crest) of Wetzlar|The arms in a 17th century manuscript 
File:wetzlarz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wetzlar/Arms (crest) of Wetzlar|Seal from around 1900
File:wetzlarz2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wetzlar/Arms (crest) of Wetzlar|Seal from around 1900
File:281b.wsa.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wetzlar/Arms (crest) of Wetzlar|The arms in the [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|Wappen-Sammlung]] (+/- 1910)
File:Wetzlar.sc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wetzlar/Arms (crest) of Wetzlar|The arms in an [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|album]] from around 1910
File:3367.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wetzlar/Arms (crest) of Wetzlar|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums
File:wetzlar.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wetzlar/Arms (crest) of Wetzlar|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925  
File:Wetzlar.him.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wetzlar/Arms (crest) of Wetzlar|The arms on a [[Himmelreich|matchbox label]]
File:Wetzlar.pan.jpg|alt=Wappen von Wetzlar/Arms (crest) of Wetzlar|The arms in an [[Panorama Bilderdienst|album]] from 1968
</gallery>


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s

[[Category:German Municipalities W]]
[[Category:Hessen]]
[[Category:Lahn-Dill Kreis]]
[[Category:Wetzlar]]
[[Category:Granted 1965]]