Gemünden (Wohra)

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GEMÜNDEN (WOHRA)

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Waldeck-Frankenberg (until 1973 Frankenberg)
Additions: 1971 Grüsen, Herbelhausen, Lehnhausen, Sehlen; 1974 Ellnrode, Schiffelbach

Wappen von Gemünden (Wohra)/Arms (crest) of Gemünden (Wohra)
Official blazon
German Im silbernen Schild ein schwarzer Adler mit Ziegenkopf, unter den Flügeln je ein goldener Stern.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show the goat-headed eagle of the Counts of Ziegenhain, as the city (founded around 1250) was in the main territory of these counts until 1450. The arms are already present below a city gate on a seal from 1261. In the 14th century the gate was removed and the arms have practically not been changed since. The stars may be a symbol of a local monastery, devoted to St. Mary, and which owned the territory prior to 1246. The position of the stars as well as the colour of the tongue and claws of the animal have changed several times during the centuries and are now according to the oldest seal. <

Wappen von Gemünden (Wohra)/Coat of arms (crest) of Gemünden (Wohra)

The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730
Wappen von Gemünden (Wohra)/Coat of arms (crest) of Gemünden (Wohra)

The arms in an 1884 book
Wappen von Gemünden (Wohra)/Coat of arms (crest) of Gemünden (Wohra)

The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
Wappen von Gemünden (Wohra)/Coat of arms (crest) of Gemünden (Wohra)

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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