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The arms show a canting castle (Burg=castle), which first appears on the 16<sup>th</sup> century seals of the city (city rights were granted in 1368). When the arms were re-designed in the middle of the 20<sup>th</sup> century the colours were derived from the arms of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen, who had granted the city rights. | The arms show a canting castle (Burg=castle), which first appears on the 16<sup>th</sup> century seals of the city (city rights were granted in 1368). When the arms were re-designed in the middle of the 20<sup>th</sup> century the colours were derived from the arms of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen, who had granted the city rights. | ||
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BURGSCHWALBACH
State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Lahn Kreis (until 1969 Unterlahnkreis)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Hahnstätten
Official blazon
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Origin/meaning
The arms show a canting castle (Burg=castle), which first appears on the 16th century seals of the city (city rights were granted in 1368). When the arms were re-designed in the middle of the 20th century the colours were derived from the arms of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen, who had granted the city rights.
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