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Additions : 1972-4 Berstadt, Melbach, Södel, [[wohnbach|Wohnbach]] | Additions : 1972-4 Berstadt, Melbach, Södel, [[wohnbach|Wohnbach]] | ||
[[File:wolfersh.jpg|center]] | [[File:wolfersh.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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The arms show two shields, the right one with the cross of Trier, the left one with the arms of the Lords of Münzenberg. The lower part shows a falcon on a castle. The town was given first privileges (rights) by Werner von Falkenstein, Archbishop of Trier. The lower part thus would be a canting symbol for the bishop (Falk=falcon, Stein=stone), which also explains the cross of Trier. The Von Falkenstein family, however, did not use a falcon in their arms. The falcon is either meant really canting, or is derived from a 15<sup>th</sup> century image in which imaginary arms are shown for the bishop. The Von Münzenberg family ruled large parts of the Wetterau region in the 12th-14th century. They were succeeded by the Lords von Falkenstein. | The arms show two shields, the right one with the cross of Trier, the left one with the arms of the Lords of Münzenberg. The lower part shows a falcon on a castle. The town was given first privileges (rights) by Werner von Falkenstein, Archbishop of Trier. The lower part thus would be a canting symbol for the bishop (Falk=falcon, Stein=stone), which also explains the cross of Trier. The Von Falkenstein family, however, did not use a falcon in their arms. The falcon is either meant really canting, or is derived from a 15<sup>th</sup> century image in which imaginary arms are shown for the bishop. The Von Münzenberg family ruled large parts of the Wetterau region in the 12th-14th century. They were succeeded by the Lords von Falkenstein. | ||
The image below shows the arms as shown in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] of the 1930s, with as a cross the black cross of the Teutonic Knights instead of Trier. | The image below shows the arms as shown in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] of the 1930s, with as a cross the black cross of the Teutonic Knights instead of Trier. | ||
[[File:wolfersheim.hagd.jpg|center]] | [[File:wolfersheim.hagd.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
In 1956 the arms below were proposed to simplify the arms from the seal. The proposal showed a falcon rising from the division line, with the smaller arms in quarters below. Even though this proposal is heraldically more correct, it was never adopted by the town. | In 1956 the arms below were proposed to simplify the arms from the seal. The proposal showed a falcon rising from the division line, with the smaller arms in quarters below. Even though this proposal is heraldically more correct, it was never adopted by the town. | ||
[[File:wolfers2.jpg|center]] | [[File:wolfers2.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Stadler, K., 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hessisches Ortswappenbuch, 1956. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, K., 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hessisches Ortswappenbuch, 1956. | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities W|Wolfersheim]] | [[Category:German Municipalities W|Wolfersheim]] | ||