Windecken

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WINDECKEN

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Main-Kinzig Kreis (until 1975 Hanau)
Incorporated into : 1972 Nidderau

Wappen von Windecken/Arms (crest) of Windecken
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Origin/meaning

Windecken received city rights in 1288 and the oldest seals date from the same time. The seals already show the above arms, which are identical to the arms of the Counts of Hanau, to whom the city belonged at the time. All later seals and image have shown the same composition, although the number of chevrons has changed during the centuries from three to the 2.5 in the above arms.

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

The arms in an 1884 book
Wappen von Windecken/Coat of arms (crest) of Windecken

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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