Neuwied

	Country : Germany State : Rheinland-Pfalz District (Kreis) : Neuwied Additions: 1904 Heddesdorf 1969/1970 Altwied 1969/1970 Engers 1969/1970 Feldkirchen (Rhein) 1966 Fahr 1966 Gönnersdorf 1966 Hüllenberg 1966 Rockenfeld 1966 Wollendorf 1969/1970 Gladbach 1969/1970 Heimbach-Weis 1960 Heimbach 1960 Weis 1969/1970 Irlich 1969/1970 Niederbieber-Segendorf 1969/1970 Oberbieber 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":50.4298000000000001818989403545856475830078125,"lon":7.4657000000000000028421709430404007434844970703125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German
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Origin/meaning

Neuwied was founded as a city by the Counts of Wied in 1653. The oldest seal dates from 1681 and shows the arms of the Counts of Wied, a shield with 4 red bends and a peacock. In the 19^th century the peacock was often shown in natural colours, but otherwise the peacock has always been blue.

The arms are known for the Counts of Wied since the early 13^th century, their meaning is not known. Until the 1970s the arms only showed the peacock, see below.