Heppenheim

	HEPPENHEIM Country: Germany State: Hessen District (Kreis): Bergstrasse Additions: 1971 Hambach 1971 Mittershausen 1971 Ober-Laudenbach 1972 Erbach 1972 Kirschhausen 1970 Igelsbach 1972 Sonderbach 1972 Wald-Erlenbach Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.63980000000000103455022326670587062835693359375,"lon":8.636900000000000687805368215776979923248291015625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Geteilt und unten von Silber und Rot gespalten; oben ein wachsender golden gekrönter, golden bewehrter, mehrfach von Silber und Rot geteilter Löwe, der mit der rechten Pranke ein silbernes Schwert schwingt; unten vorne ein rotes Nagelspitzkreuz; hinten ein sechsspeichiges silbernes Rad.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1913.

The lion in the upper half is the lion of Hessen, the cross is the symbol of the Lorsch Abbey and the wheel is the symbol of the State of Mainz. Heppenheim was a possession of the Lorsch Abbey until 1232, when it became a possession of the Archbishops of Mainz. Since 1803 the city belongs to Hessen.

An interesting proposal was made in 1867, showing the Abbot of Lorsch as city arms. This was based on the oldest 15^th century seal of the city.

Image gallery

The oldest seal of the city
The arms in 1867
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Municipal stationery, 1950s
Municipal stationery, 1960s
The arms on a special cancellation 1974
with Kaltern an der Weinstrasse and Schönbach

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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