Melsungen
MELSUNGEN
State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Schwalm-Eder Kreis (until 1973 Melsungen)
Additions : 1971 Adelshausen, Günsterode, Kehrenbach, Kirchhof, Röhrenfurth; 1972 Obermelsungen; 1974 Schwarzenberg
| German |
Im blauen Schild eine silberne Zinnenmauer mit breitem rotbedachtem Torturm und offenem Tor. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted in 1906, and have been used since 1577.
The arms are based on the oldest seal of the city from 1267, which showed the same composition, but with two stars beside the tower. The second seal, from the 14th century shows a slightly different tower, but no stars. Later seals all showed the tower, sometimes with small side towers (that have been wrongly interpreted as hornblowers) or crosses.
 The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730 |
 The arms in an 1884 book |
 The seal from 1835 |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900) |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 Jumelage with Dreux (image from Facebook) |
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.