Hofgeismar
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HOFGEISMAR
State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Kassel (until 1975 Hofgeismar)
Additions : 1971 Beberbeck, Carlsdorf, Friedrichsdorf, Hombressen, Hümme, Kelze, Schöneberg
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Im roten Schild ein kuppelgekrönter silberner Torturm, zu beiden Seiten begleitet von je zwei reichverzierten Fialen, die mit dem Turm durch Streben verbunden sind, im Tor bogen ein achtspeichiges silbernes Rad. |
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Origin/meaning
Hofgeismar was first mentioned as a city around 1220/30, and the oldest seal of the city is known from 1234. It shows a church tower behind a city wall. A second seal from 1266 shows a tower, with in the portal the Archbishop of Mainz, and two small wheels, the symbol of the State of Mainz. The secret seal from 1300 shows some architecture around a single wheel. This was further stylised in the next seal, dating from 1418.
The present arms are based on this seal, in the colours of Mainz. Hofgeismar belonged to Mainz until 1583.
The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730
The arms in an 1884 book
Seal from around 1900
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Local emergency money from the 1920s
Local emergency money from the 1920s
The arms as shown in the 1950s
The arms on a coaster
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s