Schwalm-Eder Kreis

SCHWALM-EDER KREIS (HR)

State : Hessen
Additions : 1972 Fritzlar-Homberg (1932 Fritzlar, Homberg), Melsungen, Ziegenhain

Wappen von Schwalm-Eder Kreis/Arms (crest) of Schwalm-Eder Kreis

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on September 4, 1975.

The arms are a combination of the lion of Hessen, as the district was part of Hessen since the 13^th century, and the Schwalm and Eder rivers symbolised by the bars in the lower part of the arms.

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