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The County Pyrmont was a county located in the present-day German state of [[Hessen]]. It existed as an independent territory from the 12th century until 1848 (from 1807-1848 also indicted as Principality-County), when it was merged with the [[Principality of Waldeck]] to the [ | The County Pyrmont was a county located in the present-day German state of [[Hessen]]. It existed as an independent territory from the 12th century until 1848 (from 1807-1848 also indicted as Principality-County), when it was merged with the [[Principality of Waldeck]] to the [Waldeck-Pyrmont|Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont]]. Capital was the city of [[Bad Pyrmont]]. | ||
The arms show a red cross, derived from the arms of the medieval Counts of Pyrmont (1194-1494), has been used to indicate the territory ever since. | The arms show a red cross, derived from the arms of the medieval Counts of Pyrmont (1194-1494), has been used to indicate the territory ever since. | ||