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The arms are a combination of the arms of the counts of Isenburg (upper part, see [[Neu-Isenburg]]) and the swan, which was the crest of the counts of Hanau. In the 17<sup>th</sup> century both families ruled over Münster. The arms are based on a seal from 1683, in which the two arms were quartered. | The arms are a combination of the arms of the counts of Isenburg (upper part, see [[Neu-Isenburg]]) and the swan, which was the crest of the counts of Hanau. In the 17<sup>th</sup> century both families ruled over Münster. The arms are based on a seal from 1683, in which the two arms were quartered. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | [[Literature]] : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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MÜNSTER
State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Darmstadt-Dieburg (until 1976 Dieburg)
Additions : 1971 Altheim
Official blazon
Ein geteilter Schild; oben in Silber zwei schwarze Balken, unten in Rot ein silberner (nicht wachsender) Schwan mit goldener Bewehrung.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1956.
The arms are a combination of the arms of the counts of Isenburg (upper part, see Neu-Isenburg) and the swan, which was the crest of the counts of Hanau. In the 17th century both families ruled over Münster. The arms are based on a seal from 1683, in which the two arms were quartered.
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Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.