Leun

LEUN

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Lahn-Dill Kreis (until 1975 Wetzlar)
Additions: 1972 Biskirchen, Bissenberg, Stockhausen

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on July 3, 1978.

The crescent is taken from the old seal of Leun, see below. The bridge indicates the importance of the town as a crossing point over the Lahn river. The waves in the base symbolise the Lahn river. The four stars symbolise the four former municipalities Leun, Biskirchen, Bissenberg and Stockhausen.

The oldest seal of the city is known from 1760, but dates from the middle of the 17^th century. The seal showed a moon and a swimming duck. The moon is considered a canting element (Leun, from luna, Latin for moon), the duck most likely symbolised the Leuner Becken lake.

Wappen von Leun/Coat of arms (crest) of Leun

The old seal of Leun

The seal was no longer used in the 19^th century, but recovered and reused from 1934-38. In 1938 the arms below with only a duck, were granted in the colours of the Counts of Solms-Braunfels, to which the village belonged for several centuries. The arms became obsolete after the merger in 1972.

The arms from 1938-1971

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