Biebesheim am Rhein

	BIEBESHEIM AM RHEIN Country:Germany State:Hessen District (Kreis):Gross-Gerau Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.78170000000000072759576141834259033203125,"lon":8.465199999999999391775418189354240894317626953125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Rot ein silbernes Hufeisen.
English	Gules, a horseshoe Argent.

Origin/meaning

The horse-shoe appeared first on the local seal of 1546 and was probably already used longer as a village symbol. The arms were officially granted in 1926.

Image gallery

The seal from 1546
Postal cancellation

Literature:Diehl, 1929

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