Gilserberg

	GILSERBERG Country : Germany State : Hessen District (Kreis) : Schwalm-Eder Kreis (until 1973 Ziegenhain) Additions: 1972 Appenhain 1972 Heimbach 1972 Itzenhain 1972 Lischeid 1972 Sachsenhausen 1972 Schönau 1972 Winterscheid 1974 Moischeid 1974 Sebbeterode 1974 Schönstein Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.94969999999999998863131622783839702606201171875,"lon":9.065400000000000346744855050928890705108642578125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Im durch einen schrägrechten silbernen Wellenbalken geteilten Schild oben in Rot einen aus dem Wellenbalken hervorgehenden goldenen Zinnenturm, unten in Schwarz einen sechsstrahligen silbernen Stern.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 27, 1984.

The tower symbolises the Schönstein castle in the municipality. The bend is the Gilsa river, after which the municipality is named. The star refers to the former County Ziegenhain, to which the area historically belonged.

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Postal cancellation

Literature: Information from the Gilserberg council

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