Büdingen

	BÜDINGEN Country : Germany State : Hessen District (Kreis) : Wetteraukreis (until 1972 Büdingen) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1972-4 Aulen-Diebach 1972-4 Büches 1972-4 Calbach 1972-4 Diebach am Haag 1972-4 Düdelsheim 1972-4 Dudenrod 1972-4 Eckartshausen 1972-4 Lorbach 1972-4 Michelau 1972-4 Orleshausen 1972-4 Rinderbugen 1972-4 Rohrbach 1972-4 Vonhausen 1972-4 Wolf 1972-4 Wolferborn 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":50.29050000000000153477230924181640148162841796875,"lon":9.112700000000000244426701101474463939666748046875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Gold eine rot gequaderte Zinnenmauer mit schwarzem Tor und goldenem Gatter, hinter der ein zweistöckiger, im oberen Stockwerk mit einem silbernen Schild mit zwei schwarzen Balken belegter, roter Turm hervorwächst, beiderseits mit zwei gleichen, jeweils schwarze Balken auf Silber enthaltende Fahnen besteckt. Der Turm ist begleitet von zwei ebenfalls aus der Zinnenmauer herauswachsenden einstöckigen, roten Zinnentürmen, enthaltend, wie der Mittelturm im unteren Stockwerk, je eine Schießscharte.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 13, 1982.

Büdingen received city rights between 1321 and 1330 from the Counts of Isenburg, who ruled the town since 1250. The first seal dates from the early 13^th century and shows the wall and towers with the banners and small shield of the Counts of Isenburg. It appears as arms first in 1652 and hasn't changed since.

On the other hand, a seal from 1572 shows divided arms with on the right the castle and on the left the bars of Isenburg. These arms are not seen on later seals or images.

Image gallery

The seal from the 13th century
The seal from 1572
The arms in 1867
The municipal stamp shown in 1892
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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