 At this time, Gemünden belonged to the Counts of Ziegenhain.This historical fact is even seen in the town's coat of arms, showing a black bird in a white field with red claws, a goat's head ("Ziege" is German for goat) and a six-pointed star under each wing.In 1450, Gemünden passed to Hesse after the Ziegenhain line had died out.