Schwarzenborn

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SCHWARZENBORN

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Schwalm-Eder Kreis (until 1972 Ziegenhain)
Additions : 1974 Grebenhagen

Official blazon
German	Im silbernen Schild ein rotgezungter schwarzer Adler mit Ziegenkopf, im schwarzen Brustschild ein sechsstrahliger goldener Stern.
English	No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms already appear on the oldest known seal of the city, known since 1329. The original seal showed the complete arms of the Counts of Ziegenhain, i.e. with a divided breastshield, with the star in the upper half (see Neukirchen (Knüll)). In the 16^th century the goat-eagle was placed under a chief with the star, the small shield disappeared. The above arms are known since 1621.

The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730	The arms in an 1884 book
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925