Philippsthal (Werra)
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PHILIPPSTHAL (WERRA)
State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Hersfeld-Rotenburg (until 1972 Hersfeld)
Additions : 1972 Gethsemane, Harnrode, Heimboldshausen, Röhrigshof, Unterneurode
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Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1936.
The old name of the town was Kreuzberg (cross-mountain), which is shown in the arms as a cross rising from a mountain. The cross is also a symbol for the former Benedictan convent in the village. The small shield in the base shows the arms of Hessen, as the village was a possession of the Counts of Hessen. Kreuzberg was given to Philipp of Hessen by his brother Karl in 1686. The village was later renamed after Philipp.
 Emergency money from the 1920s |
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.