Langgöns
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LANGGÖNS
State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Giessen (until 1976 Wetzlar)
Additions : 1971 Niederkleen, Oberkleen; 1977 Cleeberg, Dornholzhausen, Espa,
Official blazon
In Gold über einem grünen Kleeblatt mit zwei Griffen nach oben gelegte schräggekreuzte rote Schwerter.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1954.
The two crossed swords are taken from the arms of the medieval Lords of Göns, who ruled the village until 1587. The base shows the local Hüttenberg hill.
Literature : Hessisches Wappenbuch, 1956