Oppenheim

	OPPENHEIM Country : Germany State : Rheinland-Pfalz District (Kreis) : Mainz-Bingen (until 1969 Bingen) Verbandsgemeinde: Nierstein-Oppenheim File:Nieropp.jpg 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":49.8524000000000029331204132176935672760009765625,"lon":8.355199999999999960209606797434389591217041015625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Gold ein schwarzer Adler.
English	Or, an eagle Sable.

Origin/meaning

Oppenheim became an imperial city in 1226. The seals of the city until 1925 all showed a King's head with crown. Only the second seal, known since 1266, shows the Emperor on a throne. This latter design was used on a proposal in 1867.

The imperial eagle is widely used in local architecture since medieval times, but does not appear in (small) seals until the 17^th century. The eagle has been used in the arms of the city since 1609 and the arms thus have not changed since.

Image Gallery

The arms in 1867 (proposal)
The arms in 1867 (proposal)
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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