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The arms show a swallow's tail as a canting element (Schwalbe=swallow). The symbol already appeared on the borderstones in 1725 and a bit later in the local seals. The star was added in 1804. The arms were finally officially granted in 1953. | The arms show a swallow's tail as a canting element (Schwalbe=swallow). The symbol already appeared on the borderstones in 1725 and a bit later in the local seals. The star was added in 1804. The arms were finally officially granted in 1953. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Stadler | [[Literature]] : Stadler, 1964-1971. Image of borderstones obtained from the Schwalbach am Taunus council. | ||
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SCHWALBACH AM TAUNUS
State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Main-Taunus Kreis
Official blazon
In Gold ein aufrechter schwarzer Schwalbenschwanz, darüber ein sechsstrahliger roter Stern.
Origin/meaning
The arms show a swallow's tail as a canting element (Schwalbe=swallow). The symbol already appeared on the borderstones in 1725 and a bit later in the local seals. The star was added in 1804. The arms were finally officially granted in 1953.
The arms on borderstones:
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Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971. Image of borderstones obtained from the Schwalbach am Taunus council.