Worms

	WORMS Country : Germany State : Rheinland-Pfalz District (Kreis) : Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1898 Hochheim 1898 Neuhausen 1898 Pfiffligheim 1942 Herrnsheim 1942 Horchheim 1942 Leiselheim 1942 Weinsheim 1969 Abenheim 1969 Heppenheim 1969 Ibersheim 1969 Pfeddersheim 1969 Rheindürkheim 1969 Wies-Oppenheim 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":49.62749999999999772626324556767940521240234375,"lon":8.3643000000000000682121026329696178436279296875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Rot einen schrägrechts gestellten, silbernen Schlüssel, links oben begleitet von einem goldenen fünfstrahligen Stern.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Worms was an important city and the seat of a Bishop already in the early Middle Ages. When the city rights were granted is not clear, but the oldest seal is known from 1198. It shows the patron saint of the city, St. Peter on a throne.

The symbol of the saint, the key, is known as the arms of the city since 1498. As supporters two dragons are used. The single key has been used as a symbol of the city on coins since the 13^th century. The dragon first appears as a symbol in the 13^th century. The city still sometimes uses the dragon as a supporter.

The star is also used on coins and seals since the 13^th century, but was only later incorporated in the arms.

Image gallery

The seal from the 14^th century
The seal ad causas from 1616
The seal from 1691
The arms in the late 15^th century
The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms in a 16^th century manuscript
The arms in the Armorial Ribeaupierre (16^th century)
The arms in a manuscript from 1559
The arms in a manuscript from 1576
The arms in a manuscript from 1584
The arms in a manuscript from 1594
The arms in a 17^th century manuscript
The arms in 1867
The arms on an 1895 medal (from auction site)
The arms on a manhole cover
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in an album from around 1950
The arms in an album from 1968

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. Main image by Massimo Ghirardi.

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