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'''MERZIG''' | '''MERZIG''' | ||
State : [[Saarland]]<br/> | State : [[Saarland]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Merzig-Wadern]]<br> | District (Kreis) : [[Merzig-Wadern]]<br> | ||
Additions : 1974 [[Ballern]], [[Besseringen]], Bietzen, Brotdorf, [[Büdingen]], [[Fitten]], Harlingen, [[Hilbringen]], [[Mechern]], Menningen, Merchingen, [[Mondorf]], [[Schwemlingen]], [[Silwingen]], [[Weiler]], [[Wellingen]] | Additions: 1974 [[Ballern]], [[Besseringen]], Bietzen, [[Brotdorf]], [[Büdingen (Merzig)|Büdingen]], [[Fitten]], Harlingen, [[Hilbringen]], [[Mechern]], [[Menningen]], Merchingen, [[Mondorf]], [[Schwemlingen]], [[Silwingen]], [[Weiler (Merzig)|Weiler]], [[Wellingen]] | ||
[[File:merzig.jpg|center]] | [[File:merzig.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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|'''German''' | |||
| Geviert, oben rechts und unten links in Silber ein durchgehendes rotes Kreuz, oben links und unten rechts in Silber ein schwebendes schwarzes Doppelkreuz. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted May 24, 1909 and were based on a map of the city from 1617 which showed the arms. | The arms were granted May 24, 1909 and were based on a map of the city from 1617 which showed the arms. | ||
The arms show quartered the arms of Trier and the symbol of Lorraine. Merzig was ruled as a condominium between the bishops of Trier (see [[Rheinland-Pfalz]]) and the Dukes of Lorraine. The arms of Lorraine show three eagles on a bend (see the arms of Saarland or the county Merzig-Werden), but as a minor symbol the so-call Cross-of-Lorraine was used since Duke Rene I (around 1435). | The arms show quartered the arms of Trier and the symbol of [[Lorraine]]. Merzig was ruled as a condominium between the bishops of Trier (see [[Rheinland-Pfalz]]) and the Dukes of [[Lorraine]]. The arms of [[Lorraine]] show three eagles on a bend (see the arms of Saarland or the county Merzig-Werden), but as a minor symbol the so-call Cross-of-Lorraine was used since Duke Rene I (around 1435). | ||
The seals of the city did not show the arms, but the patron saint, St. Peter. In an 1910 album a golden eagle on a blue field was shown for the city. The origin thereof is not known. | |||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:Merzig.sc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Merzig/Arms (crest) of Merzig|The arms in an [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|album]] from +/- 1910 | |||
File:3173.aba.jpg|alt=Wappen von Merzig/Arms (crest) of Merzig|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
File:merzig.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Merzig/Arms (crest) of Merzig|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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[[Category:German Municipalities M]] | [[Category:German Municipalities M]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:43, 28 January 2024
MERZIG
State : Saarland
District (Kreis) : Merzig-Wadern
Additions: 1974 Ballern, Besseringen, Bietzen, Brotdorf, Büdingen, Fitten, Harlingen, Hilbringen, Mechern, Menningen, Merchingen, Mondorf, Schwemlingen, Silwingen, Weiler, Wellingen
| German | Geviert, oben rechts und unten links in Silber ein durchgehendes rotes Kreuz, oben links und unten rechts in Silber ein schwebendes schwarzes Doppelkreuz. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted May 24, 1909 and were based on a map of the city from 1617 which showed the arms.
The arms show quartered the arms of Trier and the symbol of Lorraine. Merzig was ruled as a condominium between the bishops of Trier (see Rheinland-Pfalz) and the Dukes of Lorraine. The arms of Lorraine show three eagles on a bend (see the arms of Saarland or the county Merzig-Werden), but as a minor symbol the so-call Cross-of-Lorraine was used since Duke Rene I (around 1435).
The seals of the city did not show the arms, but the patron saint, St. Peter. In an 1910 album a golden eagle on a blue field was shown for the city. The origin thereof is not known.
Image gallery
The arms in an album from +/- 1910
The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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