Salmünster
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SALMÜNSTER
State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Main-Kinzig Kreis (until 1973 Schlüchtern)
Incorporated into : 1974 Bad Soden-Salmünster
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
Salmünster received city rights in 1320 from Emperor Ludwig of Bayern. A seal was first mentioned in the 15th century, but it does no longer exist. The oldest existing seal dates from the 17th century, and shows the local patron saint, St. Bonifatius, behind a shield with the arms of the State of Fulda (black cross), to which the city belonged. In the 19th century the above arms appear, in which the saint has been reduced to a mitre.
 The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
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Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.