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LICHTENBERG

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Darmstadt-Dieburg (until 1975 Dieburg)
Incorporated into : 1971 Fischbachtal

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms show the castle of the Counts of Hessen-Darmstadt in the town. The castle first appears on the seals of the town in 1667. The castle itself was built in the 13^th century and rebuilt in 1575 by Count Georg I. The arms were redrawn and officially granted in 1929.