Marburg

MARBURG Country : Germany State : Hessen District (Kreis) : Marburg-Biedenkopf Additions: 1929 Ockershausen 1974 Bauerbach 1974 Bortshausen 1974 Cappel 1974 Cyriaxweimar 1974 Dagobertshausen 1974 Dilschhausen 1974 Elnhausen 1974 Ginseldorf 1974 Gisselberg 1974 Haddamshausen 1974 Hermershausen 1974 Marbach 1974 Michelbach 1974 Moischt 1974 Ronhausen 1974 Schröck 1974 Wehrda 1974 Wehrshausen Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.807400000000001227817847393453121185302734375,"lon":8.7718000000000007077005648170597851276397705078125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German

In Rot mit silbernem Saum auf silbernem Ross ein gepanzerter Ritter mit silbernem, goldverziertem Topfhelm und blauem Waffenrock, in der Rechten an rotgeschäfteter Lanze mit goldener Spitze eine golden befranste, dreilatzige silberne Fahne, darin in Gold mit blauem Bord ein blaues gotisches M, links einen Schild haltend, darin in Blau ein steigender, goldbekrönter, von Silber und Rot siebenmal geteilter Löwe.

English

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Origin/meaning

Marburg was a possession of the Counts of Thüringen, who granted the town city rights in the early 13^th century. The arms thus show a knight dresses as a count of Thüringen (most likely Ludwig IV). These arms are based on the oldest, 13^th century, seals, that also showed the knight. Smaller seals only showed the helmet and crest of Thüringen, with a letter M as a mark for Marburg. In the 15^th and 16^th century the helmet with the letter was also used as the arms of the city.

At the same time the lion of Thüringen, with a letter M, was used as the arms of the city. This confusing situation was solved in 1577 when the present arms were adopted. They were again granted in 1895.

Image Gallery

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  The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730

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  The arms in an 1884 book

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  The arms as shown around 1900

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  Seal from around 1900

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  Seal from around 1900

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  The arms in an album from around 1905

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  The arms in an album from around 1910

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  The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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  The arms in the Abadie albums

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  The arms in an album from around 1950

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  The arms in an album from 1968

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  Postal cancellation

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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