Elfershausen Market Town (Germany)

Markt Elfershausen, Landkreis Bad Kissingen, Bayern

Last modified: 2021-11-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Elfershausen Market Town
• Elfershausen Banner
• Elfershausen Coat of Arms


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• Langendorf Banner
• Langendorf Coat of Arms

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Elfershausen Market Town

Elfershausen Banner

It is a white-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Nov 2021

Elfershausen Coat of Arms

Shield quartered, 1st quarter Argent parted by a facetted centred cross Sable, 2nd quarter Gules two pales Argent, 3rd quarter Gules two bars Argent, 4th quarter parted per fess dancetty of three points of Gules and Argent.
Meaning:
Elfershausen gained the title of a market town in 1965 and was enlarged in 1978, when it merged with Engenthal, Trimberg, Machtilshausen and Langendorf. The black cross of the Fulda Imperial Abbey in the 1st quarter is taken from the municipal arms of Langenbach. The 2nd quarter displays the family arms of the Lords of Trimberg, who lived in the namesake village until the 14th century. The 3rd quarter displays the family arms of the Lords of Erthal, who had been vassals of the Fulda Abbey, later also of the Counts of Henneberg and the Bishops of Würzburg. They lived in Elfershausen between 1454 and 1805 and owned large estates in the village.The so called Franconian rake in the 4th quarter displays the arms of the Bishopric of Würzburg, the successor of the Fulda Abbey as sovereign.
Source: Klaus Reder: Unterfränkisches Wappenbuch, CD-R, Würzburg 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Nov 2021

Banner and arms were approved on 19 July 1985 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Unterfranken.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Nov 2021

Langendorf Borough

Langendorf Banner

It was a black-yellow-blue vertical tricolour. The coat of arms was shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Nov 2021

Langendorf Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale; at dexter parted per fess, above Argent a facetted cross Sable, bneath Azure a millwheel Argent; at sinister parted per fess dancetty of three points of Gules and Argent.
Meaning:
The black cross is representing the Fulda Imperial Abbey, the so called Franconian rake at sinister the Bishopric of Würzburg. Abbey and bishopric had been the most important local rulers for centuries. The millwheel probably is alluding to local watermills alongside the (Franconian) Saale River.
Source: Werner Eberth: "Die Kommunalwappen im Landkreis Bad Kissingen", Bad Kissingen 2006, p.108
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Nov 2021

Banner and arms were abolished on 1 May 1978.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Nov 2021

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