Gernsheim

	GERNSHEIM Country: Germany State: Hessen District (Kreis): Groß Gerau Additions: 1972 Allmendfeld 1972 Klein-Rohrheim 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":49.7505000000000023874235921539366245269775390625,"lon":8.486399999999999721467247582040727138519287109375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Rot ein sechsspeichiges silbernes Rad.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The city of Gernsheim was a possession of the State of Mainz from 1232-1802 and acquired city rights in 1356. The oldest, 14^th century seal, showed already the wheel of the State of Mainz. All later seals and images have shown the wheel, which officially was granted as arms in 1925.

Image gallery

The seal in 1619
The arms in 1867
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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