Marburg

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MARBURG

State : Hessen
Distrct (Kreis) : Marburg-Biedenkopf (until 1972 free urban district (Kreisfreie Stadt))
Additions : 1929 Ockershausen; 1974 Bauerbach, Bortshausen, Cappel, Cyriaxweimar, Dagobertshausen, Dilschhausen, Elnhausen, Ginseldorf, Gisselberg, Haddamshausen, Hermershausen, Marbach, Michelbach, Moischt, Ronhausen, Schröck, Wehrda, Wehrshausen

Official blazon

(de) In Rot mit silbernem Saum auf silbernem Ross ein gepanzerter Ritter mit silbernem, goldverziertem Topfhelm und blauem Waffenrock, in der Rechten an rotgeschäfteter Lanze mit goldener Spitze eine golden befranste, dreilatzige silberne Fahne, darin in Gold mit blauem Bord ein blaues gotisches M, links einen Schild haltend, darin in Blau ein steigender, goldbekrönter, von Silber und Rot siebenmal geteilter Löwe.

Origin/meaning

Marburg was a possession of the Counts of Thüringen, who granted the town city rights in the early 13^th century. The arms thus show a knight dresses as a count of Thüringen (most likely Ludwig IV). These arms are based on the oldest, 13^th century, seals, that also showed the knight. Smaller seals only showed the helmet and crest of Thüringen, with a letter M as a mark for Marburg. In the 15^th and 16^th century the helmet with the letter was also used as the arms of the city.

At the same time the lion of Thüringen, with a letter M, was used as the arms of the city. This confusing situation was solved in 1577 when the present arms were adopted. They were again granted in 1895.

The arms as shown around 1900	Wappen von Marburg The arms as shown around 1900
Seal from around 1900	Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms in the Abadie albums