Büdingen City (Germany)

Stadt Büdingen, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse

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

Banner:
It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
inhabitants 21,830
Wetterau County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
banner approved on 13 December 1982
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.25
Jörg Majewski, 3 June 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield Or, issuant from base an embattled wall Gules masoned Sable with port and windows Sable and portcullis Or, crowned by three embattled towers of the same, the upper level of the central tower is charged with an inescutcheon and flanked by two hanging flags, all Argent two bars Sable.
Meaning:
Büdingen gained city rights between 1321 and 1330 from the Counts of Isenburg, who ruled the town since 1250. The first seal dates from the early 13th century and displays the wall and towers with the banners and small shield of the Counts of Isenburg, local rulers since 1250. It appears as arms first in 1652 and hasn't changed since then. On the other hand, a seal of a lay judge from 1572 displays a shield parted per pale, at dexter the bars of Isenburg, at sinister an embattled tower. The arms were approved on 13 December 1982.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.25
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2017

Düdelsheim Borough

Banner:
It is a black-yellow-black vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:4:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the central stripe.
Wetterau County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
banner approved on 29 February 1968
banner unofficial, used for traditional purposes only
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 6 June 2006

Düdelsheim Coat of Arms

Shield Sable, a bend sinister wavy Or; flanked by two lion's heads Argent, crowned Or and tongued Gules.
Meaning:
The lion's heads are representing the two parts oft he municipality, Dilsem and Iwwerdorf, separated by the Seemenbach, a local creek.
The arms were approved on 29 February 1968.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2017

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