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Additions : 1974 [[Bedersdorf]], [[Düren (Saar)|Düren]], Gisingen, [[Ihn]], [[Ittersdorf]], Kerlingen, Leidingen, [[Rammelfangen]], [[Sankt Barbara]] | Additions : 1974 [[Bedersdorf]], [[Düren (Saar)|Düren]], Gisingen, [[Ihn]], [[Ittersdorf]], Kerlingen, Leidingen, [[Rammelfangen]], [[Sankt Barbara]] | ||
[[File:wallerfa.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:wallerfa.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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|'''German''' | |||
| In Blau ein silbernes Mühleisen, begleitet oben von einem goldenen Doppelkreuz mit verkürztem oberen Querbalken, unten von einem sechsstrahligen goldenen Stern. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on April 6, 1979. | The arms were officially granted on April 6, 1979. | ||
Wallerfangen is the oldest city in Saarland, it got city righths in the late 13<sup>th</sup> century from Duke Friedrich III of [[Lorraine]]. It lost its importance in the 17<sup>th</sup> century after the building of the fortress in Saarlouis. The arms are based on the oldest known seal, dating from 1614 | Wallerfangen is the oldest city in Saarland, it got city righths in the late 13<sup>th</sup> century from Duke Friedrich III of [[Lorraine]]. It lost its importance in the 17<sup>th</sup> century after the building of the fortress in Saarlouis. The arms are based on the oldest known seal, dating from 1614. | ||
The cross is the cross of [[Lorraine]] (see also [[Merzig]]), the symbol is the middle is a mill-iron (Mühleisen), the origin of the star is not known. It has been stated that it is the symbol of the local court. | |||
The arms have not changed since 1614, but in the 19<sup>th</sup> century a mural crown has sometimes been used. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:45-9.kur.jpg|200 px|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a [[Kurmark Wappenschau|1930s album]] | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities W]] | [[Category:German Municipalities W]] | ||