Hessisch Lichtenau

HESSISCH LICHTENAU

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Werra-Meissner Kreis (until 1972 Witzenhausen)
Additions : 1972 Reichenbach, Retterode, Wickersrode; 1974 Friedrichsbrück, Fürstenhagen, Hausen, Hollstein, Hopfelde, Küchen, Quentel, Velmeden, Walburg

Official blazon
German	Im blauen Schild auf grünem Berg drei rotbedachte silberne Türme, dem Berg aufgelegt ein goldener Schild mit einem grünen Zweig mit drei roten Rosen im Schildhaupt und einem rot en Löwen, der mit der rechten Pranke eine schwarze Laterne trägt.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The oldest seal of the city (at that time named Walberg) dates from 1289 and shows three towers on a hill, with a star and a flower between the towers. The second seal is known from the early 14^th century, which shows again thre etowers, but now in the base a lion and a rose branch. The latter two were later placed in a shield, and the above arms appeared for the first time in 1689. The lion holds a small light, a canting element (Licht=light). The meaning of the lion and the roses is not known.

The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730	The arms in an 1884 book
The municipal stamp shown in 1892	The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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