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The arms were granted in 1926 and are based on images on 16th and 17<sup>th</sup> century border stones. These showed a goose and the letter G, the town's initial.  
The arms were granted in 1926 and are based on images on 16th and 17<sup>th</sup> century border stones. These showed a goose and the letter G, the town's initial.  



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GEINSHEIM AM RHEIN

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Gross-Gerau
Incorporated into 1977 Trebur

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1926 and are based on images on 16th and 17th century border stones. These showed a goose and the letter G, the town's initial.

The goose may be a canting element (from Gans, pronounced in the local dialect). The colours are derived from the arms of the Lords of Isenburg, to which the area historically belonged.

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The seal from 1642.

Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.