Herbstein

	HERBSTEIN Country: Germany State: Hessen District (Kreis): Vogelsbergkreis until 1972 Lauterbach Additions: 1971 Altenschlirf 1971 Lanzenhain 1971 Schlechtenwegen 1971 Steinfurt 1972 Rixfeld 1972 Schadges 1972 Stockhausen 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":50.55910000000000081854523159563541412353515625,"lon":9.345900000000000318323145620524883270263671875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Gold der Apostel Jakobus in rotem Mantel mit silbernem Untergewand, mit roter Pilgerflasche und rotem Stab hinter silbernem Schild mit zwei gekreuzten roten Pilgerstäben.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1952.

The oldest seal of the city dates from the 14^th century and shows only a shield with a cross. This is the arms of the State of Fulda, to which the city belonged at the time. On the 16^th century seals the above arms appeared. They show the local patron saint, St. James the elder, with a small shield in which there are two crossed sticks. These are one of the symbols of the saint, who was clubbed to death.

Image gallery

The seal from the 16th century
The municipal stamp shown in 1892

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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