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'''MÜNSTER'''
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<center>''' {{uc:Münster}} '''</center><br>
'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''State''' : [[Hessen]][[File:Hessen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Darmstadt-Dieburg]][[File:darmstdd.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 1976 [[Dieburg (kreis)|Dieburg]])<br><br><br>
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* 1971 [[Altheim (Münster)|Altheim]]


State : [[Hessen]]<br/>
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District (Kreis) : [[Darmstadt-Dieburg]] (until 1976 [[Dieburg (kreis)|Dieburg]])<br/>
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Additions: 1971 [[Altheim (Münster)|Altheim]]
 
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The arms are a combination of the arms of the counts of Isenburg (upper part, see [[Neu-Isenburg]]) and the swan, which was the crest of the counts of Hanau. In the 17<sup>th</sup> century both families ruled over Münster. The arms are based on a seal from 1683, in which the two arms were quartered.  
The arms are a combination of the arms of the counts of Isenburg (upper part, see [[Neu-Isenburg]]) and the swan, which was the crest of the counts of Hanau. In the 17<sup>th</sup> century both families ruled over Münster. The arms are based on a seal from 1683, in which the two arms were quartered.  
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.


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Latest revision as of 12:41, 18 May 2024

Wappen von Münster (Hessen)/Arms (crest) of Münster (Hessen)
MÜNSTER

Country : Germany
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State : Hessen
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District (Kreis) : Darmstadt-Dieburg
Darmstdd.kreis.jpg

(until 1976 Dieburg)


Additions:

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Official blazon
German Ein geteilter Schild; oben in Silber zwei schwarze Balken, unten in Rot ein silberner (nicht wachsender) Schwan mit goldener Bewehrung.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1956.

The arms are a combination of the arms of the counts of Isenburg (upper part, see Neu-Isenburg) and the swan, which was the crest of the counts of Hanau. In the 17th century both families ruled over Münster. The arms are based on a seal from 1683, in which the two arms were quartered.

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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.




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