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Incorporated into : 1969 [[Mainz-Bingen]] | Incorporated into : 1969 [[Mainz-Bingen]] | ||
[[File:mainz.kreis.jpg|center]] | [[File:mainz.kreis.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on January 8, 1955. | The arms were granted on January 8, 1955. | ||
The district was the center of the large and influential State and diocese of Mainz. The arms thus show the wheel of the [[Mainz (State)|State of Mainz]] as a breast-shield on the Imperial eagle. Several cities in the district originally were Imperial cities, such as [[Oppenheim]] and [[Nierstein]]. | The district was the center of the large and influential State and diocese of Mainz. The arms thus show the wheel of the [[Mainz (State)|State of Mainz]] as a breast-shield on the Imperial eagle. Several cities in the district originally were Imperial cities, such as [[Oppenheim]] and [[Nierstein]]. | ||
[[Literature]] : Stadler | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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[[Category:Kreiswappen]] | [[Category:Kreiswappen]] |
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