Hammelburg
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HAMMELBURG
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Bad Kissingen (until 1973 Hammelburg)
Additions : 1971 Pfaffenhausen, Westheim; 1972 Bonnland, Diebach, Feuerthal, Morlesau, Obererthal, Obereschenbach (1970 Untereschenbach), Untererthal; 1978 Gauaschach
Official blazon
Gespalten von Silber und Rot; vorne ein schwebendes schwarzes Tatzenkreuz, hinten auf grünem Dreiberg drei silberne natürliche Lilien in nach links abfallender Höhe.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on June 8, 1955.
Hammelburg was a city ruled by the Bishops of Fulda. The oldest seals of the city, which date from 1283-1360 thus show St. Bonifacius on a throne. St. Bonifacius is the patron saint of Fulda. In the 15th century two small shields were added with the cross of Fulda and a canting castle on a mountain. At the same time the arms developed separate from the seals. The arms also show the cross of Fulda, but instead of a castle, the lilies of St. Simplicius were added. The latter is the second patron saint of Fulda and the city.
Seal from around 1900 |
Local emergency money from 1918 |
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
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Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s