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'''MELLRICHSTADT''' | '''MELLRICHSTADT''' | ||
State : [[Bayern]]<br/> | State : [[Bayern]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Rhön-Grabfeld]] (until 1972 [[Mellrichstadt (kreis)|Mellrichstadt]])<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Rhön-Grabfeld]] (until 1972 [[Mellrichstadt (kreis)|Mellrichstadt]])<br/> | ||
Additions : 1971 Roßrieth; 1972 Frickenhausen; 1973 Bahra; 1978 Eußenhausen, Mühlfeld, Sondheim | Additions: 1971 Roßrieth; 1972 Frickenhausen; 1973 Bahra; 1978 Eußenhausen, Mühlfeld, Sondheim | ||
[[File:mellrich.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:mellrich.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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|'''German''' | |'''German''' | ||
| | | In Rot über einer silbernen Zinnenmauer die Choransicht einer silbernen Kirche mit zwei Türmen und Apsis, alle mit blauen Dächern und goldenen Kreuzen. | ||
In Rot über einer silbernen Zinnenmauer die Choransicht einer silbernen Kirche mit zwei Türmen und Apsis, alle mit blauen Dächern und goldenen Kreuzen. | |- | ||
|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms show the local church above a city wall. These arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, which dates from the late 13<sup>th</sup> century. Mellrichstadt received city rights in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century. The first known use as arms and the colours are known since 1544. The colours changed in the 19<sup>th</sup> century to blue and silver, the colours of Bayern. Since the late 19<sup>th</sup> century the historical colours were restored. | The arms show the local church above a city wall. These arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, which dates from the late 13<sup>th</sup> century. Mellrichstadt received city rights in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century. The first known use as arms and the colours are known since 1544. The colours changed in the 19<sup>th</sup> century to blue and silver, the colours of Bayern. Since the late 19<sup>th</sup> century the historical colours were restored. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
| | File:Mellrichstadt1892.jpg|alt=Wappen von Mellrichstadt/Arms (crest) of Mellrichstadt|The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | ||
File:Mellrichstadt.sc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Mellrichstadt/Arms (crest) of Mellrichstadt|The arms in an [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|album]] from +/- 1910 | |||
File:mellrichstadt.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Mellrichstadt/Arms (crest) of Mellrichstadt|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
File:Mellrichstadt-mus.jpg|alt=Wappen von Mellrichstadt/Arms (crest) of Mellrichstadt|The arms in the [https://www.deutsches-wappen-museum.de/ Deutsches Wappenmuseum] | |||
</gallery> | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities M]] | [[Category:German Municipalities M]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:43, 28 January 2024
MELLRICHSTADT
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Rhön-Grabfeld (until 1972 Mellrichstadt)
Additions: 1971 Roßrieth; 1972 Frickenhausen; 1973 Bahra; 1978 Eußenhausen, Mühlfeld, Sondheim
| German | In Rot über einer silbernen Zinnenmauer die Choransicht einer silbernen Kirche mit zwei Türmen und Apsis, alle mit blauen Dächern und goldenen Kreuzen. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms show the local church above a city wall. These arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, which dates from the late 13th century. Mellrichstadt received city rights in the early 13th century. The first known use as arms and the colours are known since 1544. The colours changed in the 19th century to blue and silver, the colours of Bayern. Since the late 19th century the historical colours were restored.
Image gallery
The municipal stamp shown in 1892
The arms in an album from +/- 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum
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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s