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'''HEPPENHEIM'''
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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br>
'''Country''': Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''State''': [[Hessen]][[File:Hessen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''District (Kreis)''': [[Bergstrasse]][[File:Bergstra.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''Additions''':<br>
* 1971 [[Hambach (Heppenheim)|Hambach]]
* 1971 [[Mittershausen]]
* 1971 [[Ober-Laudenbach]]
* 1972 [[Erbach (Heppenheim)|Erbach]]
* 1972 [[Kirschhausen]]
** 1970 Igelsbach
* 1972 [[Sonderbach]]
* 1972 [[Wald-Erlenbach]]


State : [[Hessen]]<br/>
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District (Kreis) : [[Bergstrasse]]<br>
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Additions : 1971 [[Hambach (Heppenheim)|Hambach]], Mittershausen, [[Ober-Laudenbach]]; 1972 Erbach, [[Kirschhausen]] (1970 Igelsbach), Sonderbach,  Wald-Erlenbach


[[File:heppenhe.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
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===Official blazon===
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|'''German'''
| Geteilt und unten von Silber und Rot gespalten; oben ein wachsender golden gekrönter, golden bewehrter, mehrfach von Silber und Rot geteilter Löwe, der mit der rechten Pranke ein silbernes Schwert schwingt; unten vorne ein rotes Nagelspitzkreuz; hinten ein sechsspeichiges silbernes Rad.
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|'''English'''
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
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The lion in the upper half is the lion of Hessen, the cross is the symbol of the Lorsch Abbey and the wheel is the symbol of the [[Mainz (State)|State of Mainz]]. Heppenheim was a possession of the Lorsch Abbey until 1232, when it became a possession of the Archbishops of Mainz. Since 1803 the city belongs to Hessen.
The lion in the upper half is the lion of Hessen, the cross is the symbol of the Lorsch Abbey and the wheel is the symbol of the [[Mainz (State)|State of Mainz]]. Heppenheim was a possession of the Lorsch Abbey until 1232, when it became a possession of the Archbishops of Mainz. Since 1803 the city belongs to Hessen.


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An interesting proposal was made in 1867, showing the Abbot of Lorsch as city arms. This was based on the oldest 15th century seal of the city.
|align="center"|[[File:heppenheim.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925   
 
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}60.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Municipal stationery, 1960s
===Image gallery===
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<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
File:Heppenheimz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Heppenheim/Arms (crest) of Heppenheim|The oldest seal of the city
File:Heppenheim1867.jpg|alt=Wappen von Heppenheim/Arms (crest) of Heppenheim|The arms in 1867
File:heppenheim.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Heppenheim/Arms (crest) of Heppenheim|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925   
File:Heppenheim50.jpg|alt=Wappen von Heppenheim/Arms (crest) of Heppenheim|Municipal stationery, 1950s
File:Heppenheim60.jpg|alt=Wappen von Heppenheim/Arms (crest) of Heppenheim|Municipal stationery, 1960s
File:Heppenheimp1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Heppenheim/Arms (crest) of Heppenheim|The arms on a special cancellation 1974<br>with [[Kaltern an der Weinstrasse]] and [[Luby|Schönbach]]
</gallery>
 
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.


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Latest revision as of 08:40, 16 June 2024

Wappen von Heppenheim/Arms (crest) of Heppenheim
HEPPENHEIM

Country: Germany
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State: Hessen
Hessen.jpg




District (Kreis): Bergstrasse
Bergstra.kreis.jpg




Additions:

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Official blazon
German Geteilt und unten von Silber und Rot gespalten; oben ein wachsender golden gekrönter, golden bewehrter, mehrfach von Silber und Rot geteilter Löwe, der mit der rechten Pranke ein silbernes Schwert schwingt; unten vorne ein rotes Nagelspitzkreuz; hinten ein sechsspeichiges silbernes Rad.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1913.

The lion in the upper half is the lion of Hessen, the cross is the symbol of the Lorsch Abbey and the wheel is the symbol of the State of Mainz. Heppenheim was a possession of the Lorsch Abbey until 1232, when it became a possession of the Archbishops of Mainz. Since 1803 the city belongs to Hessen.

An interesting proposal was made in 1867, showing the Abbot of Lorsch as city arms. This was based on the oldest 15th century seal of the city.

Image gallery

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.




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