Hering

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	HERING Country : Germany State : Hessen District (Kreis) : Darmstadt-Dieburg (until 1976 Dieburg) Incorporated into: 1971 Otzberg Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.819400000000001682565198279917240142822265625,"lon":8.91499999999999914734871708787977695465087890625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

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Origin/meaning

The arms first appeared in the 19^th century. The herring is a canting element for the town. The three oak branches symbolise the fact that the town historically was part of the Imperial forest of Dreieich (which means three-oaks).

Image gallery

Early 19th century seal of Hering
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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