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'''WALD-MICHELBACH''' | '''WALD-MICHELBACH''' | ||
State : [[Hessen]]<br/> | State : [[Hessen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Bergstrasse]]<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Bergstrasse]]<br/> | ||
Additions : 1970 Gadern, Hartenrod, Kreidach; 1971 Aschbach, Ober-Schönmattenwag, Siedelsbrunn, [[Unter-Schönmattenwag]]; 1972 Affolterbach (1970 Kocherbach) | Additions : 1970 Gadern, Hartenrod, Kreidach; 1971 [[Aschbach (Wald-Michelbach)|Aschbach]], Ober-Schönmattenwag, [[Siedelsbrunn]], [[Unter-Schönmattenwag]]; 1972 Affolterbach (1970 Kocherbach) | ||
[[File:waldmich.jpg|center]] | [[File:waldmich.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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|'''German''' | |||
| Goldener Rost auf Schwarz. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms show a grill, the symbol of St. Lawrence, the patron saint of the town. The grill already appears on the oldest known seal of the town, dating from the late 16<sup>th</sup> century. All later seals showed the grill as the main figure, and thus was the grill placed in a shield and granted as arms in 1926. The colours are derived from the arms of the Pfalz, to which the town historically belonged (in black a golden lion). | The arms show a grill, the symbol of St. Lawrence, the patron saint of the town. The grill already appears on the oldest known seal of the town, dating from the late 16<sup>th</sup> century. All later seals showed the grill as the main figure, and thus was the grill placed in a shield and granted as arms in 1926. The colours are derived from the arms of the Pfalz, to which the town historically belonged (in black a golden lion). | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:waldmichelbach.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:waldmichelbach.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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[[Literature]] : Stadler | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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[[Category:German Municipalities W]] | [[Category:German Municipalities W]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:53, 29 January 2024
WALD-MICHELBACH
State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Bergstrasse
Additions : 1970 Gadern, Hartenrod, Kreidach; 1971 Aschbach, Ober-Schönmattenwag, Siedelsbrunn, Unter-Schönmattenwag; 1972 Affolterbach (1970 Kocherbach)
| German | Goldener Rost auf Schwarz. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms show a grill, the symbol of St. Lawrence, the patron saint of the town. The grill already appears on the oldest known seal of the town, dating from the late 16th century. All later seals showed the grill as the main figure, and thus was the grill placed in a shield and granted as arms in 1926. The colours are derived from the arms of the Pfalz, to which the town historically belonged (in black a golden lion).
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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