Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: pfaffschwende | parted per pale | pale(raguly) | cross(latin) |
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It is a white-green vertical bicolour with coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Oct 2016
The shield is parted per pale; at dexter green charged with a throughout silver, Latin cross; at sinister silver charged with a black, burning pale raguly, flambant golden fimbriated red.
Meaning:
The arms are punning. The cross is symbolizing a priest (German: Pfaffe), stressing the fact, that the village had been a possession of the church. The pale is representing the suffix " -schwende" , which means that the village was resulted from forest clearance done by burning the woods.
Source: "Wappen und Siegel der Städte und Gemeinden des Landkreises Eichsfeld", edited by Kultur und Sportamt des Landkreises Eichsfeld, Duderstadt 1997, p.95
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Oct 2016
Pfaffschwende had 330 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 4.0 km². The municipality was first mentioned in 1407.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Oct 2016
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