Beerfelden
This page is part of the German heraldry portal |
Heraldry of the World |
German heraldry:
|
Selected collector's items from Germany:
|
BEERFELDEN
State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Odenwaldkreis (until 1975 Erbach)
Additions : 1971 Airlenbach, Etzean, Falken-Gesäß, Gammelsbach, Hetzbach, Olfen
Official blazon
(de)
Origin/meaning
The arms were initially granted on December 10, 1650 by Count Eberhard von Erbach and again on June 11, 1928.
The bear in the arms is obviously canting (Bär=bear). The stars are taken from the arms of the counts of Erbach (see also Erbach). Even though the field used to be brown (original grant), gold (Hupp, see below) or green (local journal, 1960), the arms were re-granted in silver in 1928 at the 600th anniversary of the granting of the city rights.
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink
Index of the site
Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.