Niedenstein

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NIEDENSTEIN

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Schwalm-Eder Kreis (until 1973 Fritzlar-Homberg)
Additions : 1970 Ermetheis; 1971 Metze, Kirchberg, Wichdorf.

Official blazon

(de) Im goldenen Schild ein herschauender blauer Stechhelm mit rot-silberner Decke und silbernen Hörnern, zwischen denen ein roter Löwe steht.

Origin/meaning

The helmet and crest already appeared on the oldest known seal of the town, dating from the 14^th century. The crest is the simplified crest of the Counts of Hessen in the 14^th century. The counts granted the village near one of their castles city rights in the late 13^th century.

The original lion of Hessen is striped (see the arms of the state), but already in 1605 coloured images of the arms of Niedenstein showed a red lion. Otherwise the composition has not changed, even though the size and shape of the elements has differed widely through the centuries.