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  • ...the local patron saint, St. Michael. Already in 725 St. Bonifatius founded a St. Michael chapel in the area, around which the city developed. Ever since ...st) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
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  • ...arms of the Hohenzollern family, who used a quartered shield and a dog as a crest. The wall probably indicates the fortifications of the city. ...t arms were officially granted in 1952, as sometimes images were used with a lion instead of the dog, as for example in the image by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]]
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  • '''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> ...ad, without the helmet. It has once even been mentioned that the arms were a standing female moor. In the beginning of this century the old arms were re
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  • '''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> The arms show a canting bird (Trapp=bustard). The village became a town (Markt) in 1778, but the oldest seal dates from around 1656. The seal
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  • ...w the same composition, which in the 19<sup>th</sup> century was placed in a shield to form the arms. ...st) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
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  • ...by the town in the second half of the 19<sup>th</sup> century. The oak is a canting symbol (Eiche=oak). At least in 1835 the town did not use any arms, ...st) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
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  • ...rly 15<sup>th</sup> century. The seal already shows a branch and leaves of a water lily, which maybe symbolising the -See (lake) part of the name. All l ...st) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
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  • ...on saint, St.Kilian, or a canting bishop. In a few later and smaller seals a staff and sword were added to the bishop, which probably indicated the fact ...st) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
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  • '''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> ...e granted in 1488 by Emperor Friedrich III, but the colours were in silver a blue beaver, crowned red. Later the colours changed to blue and gold.
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  • ...above arms are known since 1818. The bird most likely is a canting symbol, a free (Frei) bird. The meaning of the tree is not known. The composition of ...st) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
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  • Simmern was a possession of the Counts of the Rau until 1358, when it became a possession of the Wittelsbach family, Counts of the Pfalz. In 1555 Simmern ...st) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
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  • The arms show a ring and miner's tools. The ring is taken from the arms of the Lords von Wa ...used larger armorial bearings with a mural crown and the miner's tools as a crest, see image below. On smaller seals, only the miner's tools were shown
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  • ...> century. The meaning of the sheep is not clear. It has been explained as a canting symbol, from Schöp, sheep in the local dialect (Schaf in German). ...st) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
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  • ...he city, dating from 1442. The meaning is noit known, probably the wolf is a canting symbol (lupus is Latin for wolf). ...st) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
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  • ...al thus showed a bishop in the gate. Only after 1541, when the city became a possession of the Counts of [[Henneberg]], the rooster appeared. ...st) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
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  • '''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> ...a Paschal Lamb (Agnus Dei), a canting symbol (Schaf = sheep), standing on a wolf-iron. The latter is most likely the old village symbol.
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  • ...seal of the town. In the late 18<sup>th</sup> century the man was shown as a miner, but still holding the tree. ...st) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
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  • '''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> ...rtance of the viticulture in the area (see image below). On the arms often a mural crown was used.
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  • ...al family, as a seal of Gerhard, judge in Billerbeck, from 1420 also shows a similar shield. ...st) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
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  • '''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> The arms are a combination of the bars derived from the Lords of Stegelitz, and the Imperi
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