Sankt Goarshausen

SANKT GOARSHAUSEN

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Lahn Kreis (until 1969 Loreleykreis)
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Loreley
Additions : 1969 Wellmich

Official blazon
German	Im von Gold und Blau geteilten Schild oben ein herschauender, blaubewehrter roter Löwe, unten zwischen drei goldenen Lilien ein goldener Sparren.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1906. The arms already appear on the oldest known seal of the city, known since 1380. The upper half shows a lion, derived from the arms of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen, who acquired the area in 1300. They also granted the city rights in 1324.

The meaning and origin of the lower half, a pattern, similar to other cities in the County of Katzenelnbogen, is not known.

The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730	Seal from around 1900
Seal from around 1900	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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