Kirtorf

KIRTORF

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Vogelsbergkreis (until 1975 Alsfeld)
Additions : 1972 Arnshain, Gleimenhain, Heimertshausen, Lehrbach, Ober-Gleen, Wahlen

Official blazon

German	Im blauen Schild der herschauende goldene Landgrafen­helm mit rotsilbernen Decken und silbernen, mit goldenem Birkenlaub besteckten Hörnern.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show the helmet and crest of the Counts of Hessen. The town became part of Hessen in 1450, previously it had belonged to the Counts of Ziegenhain. The oldest seal with the arms is known from 1489, but the seal itself probably is older. All later seals and images show the same arms, although the colour of the field is sometimes shown as red.

The arms in a 16th century manuscript	The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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