Schlüchtern
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SCHLÜCHTERN
State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Main-Kinzig Kreis (until 1973 Schlüchtern)
Additions : 1969 Ahlersbach, Breitenbach, Elm, Gundhelm, Herolz, Hutten, Hohenzell, Klosterhöfe, Vollmerz; 1972 Kressenbach, Wallroth; 1974 Niederzell
Official blazon
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on
Schlüchtern received city rights around 1560 from the Counts of Hanau. The oldest seal also dates from the same time. The seal showed the local patron saint, Archangel St. Michael with a sword and scales. Due to misinterpretation of the composition, the figure gradually changed into a female figure, the figure of Justice. Since the late 17th century all images and seals have shown the Lady of Justice.
The arms in an 1884 book |
Seal from around 1900 |
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
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Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes;