Eppstein City (Germany)

Stadt Eppstein, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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Eppstein City

Banner:
It is a red-white-red vertical 3-stripes banner with ratio approx. 3:7:3. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the white stripe.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.31
administration seat: Vockenhausen
inhabitants 13,369
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
city formed on 1 January 1977 by Eppstein and 4 villages
banner approved on 13 April 1955 and 3 June 1977
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 22 July 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter in a field Azure a sinister-facing lion rampant barry of eight of Argent and Gules, at sinister in a field Argent three chevrons Gules.
Meaning:
The arms are known as such since the 16th century, when they appear on local courtyard seals. The had been first displayed in 1577 in Rotenburg Castle and could also be found within Wessel's armourial from 1621. Ever since the seals and arms have displayed the same composition. The lion barry is the lion of Hessen. The chevrons are taken from the arms of the Lords of Eppstein. From 1185-1535 the city was a possession of the Lords of Eppstein(-Königstein). In 1492 the Counts of Hessen acquired several rights and possessions in the city, hence the addition of the lion. In 1581 the city became part of the Archbishopric of Mainz, but the arms remained unchanged.
The arms were approved on 6 February 1953 and again on 3 June 1977.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.31
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2017

Bremthal Borough

Banner:
It is a red-white-red vertical 3-stripes banner with ratio approx. 3:7:3. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the white stripe.
Bremthal, borough of Eppstein city
incorporated on 1 January 1977
Main-Taunus county
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
banner approved on 12 August 1970 and 7 May 1973
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 25 July 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield parted per fess; above parted per pale, at dexter Gules a 4-spokes wheel Argent, at sinister Argent three chevrons Gules; beneath Azure, issuant from base a mount Gules, crowned by two intertwined branches of linden.
Meaning:
The wheel is a modification (German: Minderung) of the arms of the Archbishopric of Mainz. The chevrons are taken from the arms of the Lords of Eppstein.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Apr 2017

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