Zweibrücken

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ZWEIBRÜCKEN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
Urban District (Stadtkreis) : Zweibrücken
Additions : 1926 Bubenhausen; 1926 Ernstweiler; 1938 Ixheim, Niederauerbach; 1972 Mittelbach-Hengstbach (1969 Hengstbach, Mittelbach), Mörsbach, Oberauerbach, Rimschweiler, Wattweiler

Wappen von Zweibrücken/Arms of Zweibrücken
Official blazon
German In Gold ein blaubewehrter und -bezungter roter Löwe, belegt mit einem dreilätzigen blauen Turnierkragen.
English No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The present arms were officially granted on May 6, 1846.

Zweibrücken was already an important town in the 13th century, but it did not receive city rights until 1352. The oldest seal dates from about the same time. The arms show the lion as in the present arms. It is the lion of the counts of Zweibrücken, a younger line of the counts of Saarbrücken. In 1385 they sold the city and surrounding area to the Wittelsbach family, but the arms did not change.

The arms of the counts of Zweibrücken also forms part of the arms of the county Homburg.

Arms of Zweibrücken

The arms in a 16th century manuscript
Arms of Zweibrücken

The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)
Seal of Zweibrücken

Seal from around 1900
Seal of Zweibrücken

Seal from around 1900
Arms of Zweibrücken

The arms in the Abadie albums
Wappen von Zweibrücken

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.