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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) German Civic Heraldry
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RAUSCHENBERG
State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Marburg-Biedenkopf (until 1973 Marburg)
Additions : 1972
Albshausen, Bracht, Ernsthausen, Josbach, Schwabendorf, Wolfskaute
 Origin/meaning:
Rauschenberg became a city in 1266 and the oldest seal dates from the same time. As the city was a possession of the Counts of Ziegenhain, the seal showed a knight, holding a small shield with the present arms. These are the oldest arms of the Counts of Ziegenhain. Later seals only show this shield, sometimes with the typical goat-headed eagle (see Ziegenhain) as a crest.
Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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