Bingen am Rhein

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BINGEN AM RHEIN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Mainz-Bingen (until 1969 Bingen)
Additions : 1929 Büdesheim; 1939 Gaulsheim, Kempten; 1969 Bingerbrück; 1972 Dietersheim, Dromersheim, Sponsheim

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms show St. Martin, the patron saint of the town and the arms of the State of Mainz.

Bingen became a city in the early 13^th century and the oldest seal of the city, shows St. Martin sitting on a throne like a bishop. This is an identical seal as several other cities in the State of Mainz (see Miltenberg and Aschaffenburg).

Later seals show St. Martin in the more common way, as a knight cutting his coat for a beggar. Not always was St. Martin shown on the arms, sometimes only the wheel of Mainz was used.