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'''BISCHOFSHEIM''' | '''BISCHOFSHEIM''' | ||
State : [[Hessen]] <br/> | State : [[Hessen]] <br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Gross-Gerau (kreis)|Gross-Gerau]] (1938-1945 Mainz)<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Gross-Gerau (kreis)|Gross-Gerau]] (1938-1945 Mainz)<br/> | ||
Incorporated into : 1938-1945 [[Mainz]] | Incorporated into: 1938-1945 [[Mainz]] | ||
[[File:bischofh.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted in 1926 and show the lion of Hessen above a pair of glasses. | The arms were granted in 1926 and show the lion of Hessen above a pair of glasses. | ||
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The origin of the glasses is not known. They first appear in seals from the 16<sup>th</sup> century and are used ever afterwards in images, seals and border stones. It has been suggested that the glasses are derived from the arms of the [[State of Mainz]], as the area was part of Mainz. The lion as a symbol for Hessen appeared first in 1722. | The origin of the glasses is not known. They first appear in seals from the 16<sup>th</sup> century and are used ever afterwards in images, seals and border stones. It has been suggested that the glasses are derived from the arms of the [[State of Mainz]], as the area was part of Mainz. The lion as a symbol for Hessen appeared first in 1722. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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[[Category:German Municipalities B]] | [[Category:German Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:Hessen]] | |||
[[Category:Gross-Gerau]] | [[Category:Gross-Gerau]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1926]] | [[Category:Granted 1926]] |
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