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I have no information when, or if, the arms were officially granted. | I have no information when, or if, the arms were officially granted. | ||
The arms show the arms of the Counts of [[Nassau]], with the lion in an unusual, sitting, position. This is probably due to a wrong image that was used for making the local seal in the | The arms show the arms of the Counts of [[Nassau]], with the lion in an unusual, sitting, position. This is probably due to a wrong image that was used for making the local seal in the 18<sup>th</sup> century. This seal is the only seal of Adolfseck showing arms, later seals only showed the name. The village received city rights in 1367 from Adolf von Nassau-Idstein, who owned the local castle, around which the village developed. | ||
The village, however, never developed into a proper city. | The village, however, never developed into a proper city. | ||