Sankt Goar

SANKT GOAR

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Hunsrück Kreis (until 1969 Sankt Goar)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Hunsrück-Mittelrhein (until 2020 Verbandsgemeinde Sankt Goar-Oberwesel)

Official blazon
German	Im von Gold und Blau geteilten Schild oben ein wachsender, blaugekrönter und -bewehrter herschauender roter Löwe, unten ein rautenförmiges goldenes Gitter, gefüllt mit goldenen Lilien.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms already appear on the oldest known seal of the city, known since 1331. The upper half shows a lion, derived from the arms of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen, who acquired the area in the 13^th century. They probably also granted the city rights around 1250-60.

The lower half shows a pattern, similar to other cities in the County of Katzenelnbogen, but the meaning is not known.

Hupp showed the arms in the 1920s in a slightly different composition, with the lion facing right, see below.

The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730	The municipal stamp shown in 1892
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	Municipal stationery, 1960s

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