Westerburg

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WESTERBURG

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Westerwaldkreis (until 1969 Oberwesterwaldkreis)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Westerburg

Wappen von Westerburg
Official blazon
German

n Silber ein schwarzgefugter, roter, fünfzinniger Turm mit zweistufigem Sockel, silbernem Fenster, goldbeknauftem blauem Spitzdach, vorne begleitet von einem blauen Schildchen, darin ein linksblickender, goldbewehrter und goldbefangter, silberner Adler, hinten ein rotes Schildchen, darin ein durchgehendes goldenes Kreuz, bewinkelt oben mit zweimal fünf (2:1:2), unten mit zweimal vier (2:1:1) goldenen Kreuzchen.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Westerburg was the seat of the Lords of Westerburg, who granted the city rights in 1292. The oldest seal dates from the 14th century and already shows the above arms. The tower indicates the Westerburg castle. The small shields show an eagle and the arms of the Lords of Westerburg. The origin of the eagle is not clear. The present image shows the eagle in the colours of the Counts of Leiningen, but it may also originally have been the imperial eagle.

Wappen von Westerburg

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Westerburg

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Westerburg

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Wappen von Westerburg/Coat of arms (crest) of Westerburg

The arms on a manhole cover

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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