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'''BURGSCHWALBACH''' | '''BURGSCHWALBACH''' | ||
State: [[Rheinland-Pfalz]]<br/> | State:[[Rheinland-Pfalz]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis): [[Rhein-Lahn Kreis]] (until 1969 [[Unterlahnkreis]])<br> | District (Kreis):[[Rhein-Lahn Kreis]] (until 1969 [[Unterlahnkreis]])<br> | ||
Verbandsgemeinde: [[Verbandsgemeinde Hahnstätten]] | Verbandsgemeinde:[[Verbandsgemeinde Hahnstätten]] | ||
[[File:burgschw.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:burgschw.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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The arms show a canting castle (Burg=castle), which first appears on the 16<sup>th</sup> century seals of the city (city rights were granted in 1368). When the arms were re-designed in the middle of the 20<sup>th</sup> century the colours were derived from the arms of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen, who had granted the city rights. | The arms show a canting castle (Burg=castle), which first appears on the 16<sup>th</sup> century seals of the city (city rights were granted in 1368). When the arms were re-designed in the middle of the 20<sup>th</sup> century the colours were derived from the arms of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen, who had granted the city rights. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]:Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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