County Sponheim

COUNTY SPONHEIM

Official blazon
German	blazon wanted
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The County of Sponheim (German: Grafschaft Sponheim) was a small independent territory in the Holy Roman Empire that lasted from the 11th century until 1804. The name comes from the town of Sponheim, where the counts had their original residence. In 1804 it was divided by the Kingdom of Prussia and the Grand-Duchy of Oldenburg.

The arms show chequy field of silver and red, which can be seen in many municipal arms in the region.

The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)

Lower Sponheim

Around 1225, the county was divided in two, with each portion ruled by a different branch of the House of Sponheim(-Kreuznach). Only in 1417 the two counties were again united. The largest part was Lower Sponheim, but this was also the line that got extinct, and thus was reunited with Upper Sponheim.

Lower Sponheim used a variation of the arms of (Upper) Sponheim :

The arms of Lower Sponheim

The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)

Literature:

This page is part of the German heraldry portal Deutsche Wappensammlung	Heraldry of the World
German heraldry: National arms Arms of States Arms of historical territories and states Districts (Kreiswappen) Cities and municipalities German Colonies Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Corporate heraldry Studentika Other civic heraldry Total pages in the German section : 61,370 Of which images : 41,283	Selected collector's items from Germany: Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Heraldic albums Kaffee Hag albums Wappen-Sammlung Heraldic trade cards Arms, Flags and Types of Nations Heraldic coasters Heraldic cigar bands Heraldic artists Otto Hupp Münchener Kalender German heraldic literature

Contact and Support

Partners:

Your logo here ?
Contact us

County Sponheim

Origin/meaning

Lower Sponheim

Contact and Support

Navigation menu

Search