Pirmasens

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PIRMASENS

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
Urban district (Stadtkreis) : Pirmasens
Additions : 1969 Erlenbrunn, Fehrbach, Hengsberg, Niedersimten, Winzeln; 1972 Gersbach, Windsberg

Wappen von Pirmasens/Arms (crest) of Pirmasens
Official blazon
German blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1769 when Pirmasens received city rights from Count Ludwig IX of Hessen-Darmstadt. At the same time a seal was devised showing a fortress with the lion of Hessen standing on two thunderbolts on the main tower, and surrounded by birds. This complicated and non-heraldic composition was transferred into more proper arms and granted on October 24, 1845 by King Ludwig I of Bayern. These were the arms as shown above. The city was simplified and the birds removed. The arms, however, were not properly described, so many versions of the arms have been used since.

Seal of Pirmasens

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Pirmasens/Coat of arms (crest) of Pirmasens

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

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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