Trier

	TRIER Country : Germany State : Rheinland-Pfalz District (Kreis) : Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1888 Löwenbrücken 1888 Maar 1888 St. Barbara 1888 St. Paulin 1888 Zurlauben 1912 Feyen 1912 Heiligkreuz 1912 St. Matthias 1912 St. Medard 1930 Biewer 1930 Euren 1930 Kürenz 1930 Olewig 1930 Pallien 1969 Ehrang-Pfalzel 1968 Ehrang 1968 Pfalzel 1969 Eitelsbach 1969 Filsch 1969 Irsch 1969 Kernscheid 1969 Ruwer 1969 Tarforst 1969 Zewen 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":49.76010000000000133013600134290754795074462890625,"lon":6.646300000000000096633812063373625278472900390625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Rot der stehende, nimbierte und golden gekleidete St. Petrus mit einem aufrechten, abgewendeten goldenen Schlüssel in der Rechten und einem roten Buch in der Linken.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Trier was already an important city in the Roman times and the seat of a bishop in the early Middle Ages. The patron saint of the city is St. Peter. The oldest known seal of Trier dates from 1113 shows a city wall with a gate. In the gate the figure of Christ is placed between St. Peter and St. Eucharius. In the 14^th century only St. Peter is used on the seals. All later seals show only St. Peter in different positions.

The seal from the 12^th century

The arms of the city, on the other hand, only showed a red cross on a white field, the arms of the State of Trier. To the arms two lions were added as supporters in 1337. Only in the last century the arms were replaced by the figure of St. Peter taken from the seals. The cross of the State of Trier are widely used, see also the arms of Rheinland-Pfalz.

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms around 1500
The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530
The arms in a manuscript from 1576
The arms in a manuscript from 1559
The arms in a 16^th century manuscript
The arms around 1900
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms on a trade card from 1928
The arms on a matchbox label, 1960s
The arms on a small souvenir banner
The arms in the city (image Ralf Fischer )
The arms on a manhole cover (image Ralf Fischer )
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms on a matchbox label
The arms in an album, 1950s
The arms in an album from 1968

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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