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'''ALTENKIRCHEN (Westerwald)''' | '''ALTENKIRCHEN (Westerwald)''' | ||
State : [[Rheinland-Pfalz]]<br/> | State : [[Rheinland-Pfalz]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Altenkirchen (kreis)|Altenkirchen]]<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Altenkirchen (kreis)|Altenkirchen]]<br/> | ||
Verbandsgemeinde : [[Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen (Westerwald)]]<br/> | Verbandsgemeinde : [[Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen-Flammersfeld]] (until 2020 [[Verbandsgemeinde Altenkirchen (Westerwald)]])<br/> | ||
Additions : 1979 Dieperzen | Additions: 1979 Dieperzen | ||
[[File:altenkir.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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|'''German''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms are derived from the arms of the Counts of Sayn. Altenkirchen received city rights in 1314 from the Counts of Sayn, who made it the capital of a new County in the 17<sup>th</sup> century. The lion already appears on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from the 15<sup>th</sup> century, with St. Martin, the patron saint of the city, as supporter. The arms were officially granted by Emperor Wilhelm II in 1907. | The arms are derived from the arms of the Counts of Sayn. Altenkirchen received city rights in 1314 from the Counts of Sayn, who made it the capital of a new County in the 17<sup>th</sup> century. The lion already appears on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from the 15<sup>th</sup> century, with St. Martin, the patron saint of the city, as supporter. The arms were officially granted by Emperor Wilhelm II in 1907. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:altenkirchen.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:926b.wsa.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|Wappen-Sammlung]] (1900) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:altenkirchen2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Local emergency money from 1921 | |align="center"|[[File:altenkirchen.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:altenkirchen2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Local emergency money from 1921 | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities A]] | [[Category:German Municipalities A]] | ||