Garmisch

GARMISCH Country : Germany State : Bayern District (Kreis) : Garmisch-Partenkirchen Incorporated into: 1935 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 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":47.4934999999999973852027324028313159942626953125,"lon":11.083999999999999630517777404747903347015380859375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In Rot auf silbernem Ross der golden gerüstete Heilige, den blauen Mantel mit silbernem Schwert dem am Boden liegenden Bettler zuteilend.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show the local patron saint, St. Martin, cutting his cloak for a beggar. The composition already appeared on the seal of the city from 1447. The old seals show the beggar standing, whereas later seals show the beggar sitting as above.

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  The municipal stamp shown in 1892

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  The arms on a postcard (1900-1905)

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  The arms in an album from around 1910

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  The arms in an album from around 1950

Literature: Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s

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