Essen Coat of Arms - Essen, Germany
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Essen coats of arms on the monument "Handelshof"
Waymark Code: WMNEH6
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 02/28/2015
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Just opposite to the central station in Essen you can find these two coats of arms, between the name of the city, on the roof of the Hotel Handelshof, which is a monument since 1985.
It is a slightly modified and more heraldically correct version of the coat of arms of Essen.
Bearer of Coat of Arms: Town
Full name of the bearer: Stadt Essen
Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:
On top of the Hotel Handelshof
Material / Design: Other...
Blazon (heraldic description):
"The coat of arms of the city of Essen is a heraldic peculiarity. Granted in 1886, it is a so-called Allianzwappen (arms of alliance) and consists of two separate shields under a single crown. Most other coats of arms of cities show a wall instead of a crown. The crown, however, does not refer to the city of Essen itself, but instead to the secularized ecclesiastical principality of Essen under the reign of the princess-abbesses. The dexter (heraldically right) escutcheon shows the double-headed Imperial Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, granted to the city in 1623. The sinister (heraldically left) escutcheon is one of the oldest emblems of Essen and shows a sword that people believed was used to behead the city's patron Saints Cosmas and Damian. People tend to connect the sword in the left shield with one found in the Cathedral Treasury. This sword, however, is much more recent."
Source: Wikipedia
Address:
Am Handelshof 2/Am Hauptbahnhof 2
Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link]
Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]
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