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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted in 1926 and show the old village sign, a so-called wolf's iron. The meaning or origin of the stars is not known. The combination first appears on the local seal from the 16<sup>th</sup> century. In the 17<sup>th</sup> century the composition appears in the seals under the lion of Hessen, as the town belonged to Hessen. In the 19<sup>th</sup> century the stars were sometimes shown as golden, instead of silver. Even tough Rüsselsheim received city rights in 1437 and 1493, the town never developed into a proper city, and it did not adopt a seal of arms until the 16<sup>th</sup> century.
The arms were granted in 1926 and show the old village sign, a so-called wolf's iron. The meaning or origin of the stars is not known. The combination first appears on the local seal from the 16<sup>th</sup> century. In the 17<sup>th</sup> century the composition appears in the seals under the lion of Hessen, as the town belonged to Hessen. In the 19<sup>th</sup> century the stars were sometimes shown as golden, instead of silver. Even tough Rüsselsheim received city rights in 1437 and 1493, the town never developed into a proper city, and it did not adopt a seal of arms until the 16<sup>th</sup> century.



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RÜSSELSHEIM

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Gross-Gerau
Additions : 1951 Hassloch; 1956 Königstädten; 1970 Bauschheim

Wappen von Rüsselsheim
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1926 and show the old village sign, a so-called wolf's iron. The meaning or origin of the stars is not known. The combination first appears on the local seal from the 16th century. In the 17th century the composition appears in the seals under the lion of Hessen, as the town belonged to Hessen. In the 19th century the stars were sometimes shown as golden, instead of silver. Even tough Rüsselsheim received city rights in 1437 and 1493, the town never developed into a proper city, and it did not adopt a seal of arms until the 16th century.

Seal of Rüsselsheim

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Rüsselsheim

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

Municipal stationery, 1960s

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