Heraldry of the World

The largest heraldry site on the net, with presently coats of arms on-line !

You are here : Home > Europe > Germany > H
 


Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
German Civic Heraldry

HARTHAUSEN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Ludwigshafen

Wappen von Harthausen

Origin/meaning:
The arms were officially granted on July 9, 1951.

The arms show in the upper part two lions holding a mill-stone. This composition was based on the 17th century seal of the village. The whole composition of this seal was already officially granted on December 24, 1845 to Harthausen by King Ludwig I of Bayern. In the new arms the lower part was added, with a fleur-de-lis.

Wappen von Harthausen
The arms of 1845

The village of Harthausen belonged to the Amt Marientraut of the State of Speyer. In 1230 a Cistercian convent (Heilsbrück) was established in the village, which was later moved to Edenkoben, but the nuns kept an estate in the village. In the late 15th century problems arose between the village and the convent about the local mill. This conflict lasted for many decades and this is probably the origin of the two lions (the lions of the Pfalz region), holding (fighting ?) a millstone.

The fleur-de-lis is the symbol of St. Mary and is taken from the old seal of the Heilsbrück convent. The silver and blue colours are those of the State of Speyer.

Literature : Debus, 1988


Home © Ralf Hartemink 1996, ->

See also my other sites Food-Info.net and Food Dictionary


Disclaimer:
This site is private and non-commercial. All sources are mentioned when known. If you own copyrights to the information provided and are not mentioned, please contact the webmaster.

The information (texts or pictures) of this site may be used for private purposes but only after permission of the webmaster and with credit/link to this site. Be aware that for many non-commercial purposes permission of the (municipal) council to which the arms belong is needed ! When not sure, contact the council.
Use of the images in Wikipedia is allowed with reference to this site and/or the original source as mentioned on the site. Use template {{ngw}} for Dutch images and {{ngw2}} for non-Dutch images and always add original source. It is not allowed to use texts of this site on Wikipedia without permission !

For commercial purposes permission of the council as well as the webmaster of this site is always needed. The webmaster of this site is not responsible for commercial use of the material provided.
Disclaimer last changed on April 29, 2008 (addition Wikipedia templates), previous change January 2007 (addition Wikipedia text), previous change 2001.