Rüsselsheim

Heraldry of the World
Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)

RÜSSELSHEIM

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

Official blazon

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^th century. In the 17^th century the composition appears in the seals under the lion of Hessen, as the town belonged to Hessen. In the 19^th 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^th century.