Landau in der Pfalz

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LANDAU IN DER PFALZ

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
Urban District (Stadtkreis) : Landau
Additions : 1937 Mörlheim; Queichheim; 1972 Arzheim, Dammheim, Godramstein, Mörzheim, Nussdorf (Landau), Wollmesheim

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 10, 1961 and show the lion and bordure of the Counts of Leinigen and the imperial eagle. Landau got city rights in the early 13^th century from Count Emich IV von Leiningen-Landeck. Already at the end of the century the city had become an imperial city. Since 1413 small seals with the imperial eagle are known for the city.

Seal from the 14th century

Seal from 1455

On January 4, 1907 the city was granted arms with the lion and a red chief above a city gate with two hornblowers. This composition is identical to the oldest known great seal of the city, known since 1286. The shield with the lion is again the arms of the Counts of Leiningen, but with a chief instead of a bordure.

Prior to 1907 the city used arms with a gate with a small shield showing a lion between the towers. This image was a bad reconstruction from the old seal.

The arms in a 16th century manuscript	The arms in a 17th century manuscript
The arms in Hozier (1696)	The arms in Traversier (1842)
The municipal stamp shown in 1892	Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms in the Abadie albums
Arms on a postcard, 1990s