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'''NIEDENSTEIN''' | '''NIEDENSTEIN''' | ||
State : [[Hessen]]<br/> | State : [[Hessen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Schwalm-Eder Kreis]] (until 1973 [[Fritzlar-Homberg]])<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Schwalm-Eder Kreis]] (until 1973 [[Fritzlar-Homberg]])<br/> | ||
Additions : 1970 Ermetheis; 1971 Metze, Kirchberg, Wichdorf. | Additions: 1970 Ermetheis; 1971 Metze, Kirchberg, Wichdorf. | ||
[[File:niedenst.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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|'''German''' | |||
| Im goldenen Schild ein herschauender blauer Stechhelm mit rot-silberner Decke und silbernen Hörnern, zwischen denen ein roter Löwe steht. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The helmet and crest already appeared on the oldest known seal of the town, dating from the 14<sup>th</sup> century. The crest is the simplified crest of the Counts of Hessen in the 14<sup>th</sup> century. The counts granted the village near one of their castles city rights in the late 13<sup>th</sup> century. | The helmet and crest already appeared on the oldest known seal of the town, dating from the 14<sup>th</sup> century. The crest is the simplified crest of the Counts of Hessen in the 14<sup>th</sup> century. The counts granted the village near one of their castles city rights in the late 13<sup>th</sup> century. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:niedenstein.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}16.jpg|center|300 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}17.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a [https://orka.bibliothek.uni-kassel.de/viewer/image/1500376886085/49/ manuscript from +/- 1730] | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1884.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in an 1884 [[:File:De-205.books.jpg|book]] | |||
|align="center"|[[File:niedenstein.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities N]] | [[Category:German Municipalities N]] |
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