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Mühltal Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Mühltal, Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt District, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Mühltal municipal banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 26 May 2006
in use since 11 September 1986 See also:

Mühltal Municipality

Banner:
It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
inhabitants 13,963
Darmstadt-Dieburg County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
municipality formed on 1 January 1977 by 4 villages
banner in use since 11 September 1986
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 26 May 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield Or, in base a lower demi-wheel Gules of a watermill, in chief three acorns Vert connected by a stem of the same, flanked by a wolf trap Gules at dexter and a pretzel Gules at sinister.
Meaning:
The watermill's demi wheel is a canting element. The municipality's name means "valley of mills". Furthermore it is stressing the importance of watermill's in the past. The acorns are representing former Frankenhausen municipality, the wolf trap is representing former Nieder-Beerbach municipality and the Frankenstein kin, the former local rulers. The pretzel is representing the former municipalities of Traisa and Nieder-Ramstadt.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2017

Frankenhausen Village

[Frankenhausen village flag] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 29 May 2006
adopted 27 March 1967 unofficially

Banner:
It is a red-white-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:3:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the central stripe.
incorporated on 1 January 1977 (also see No. 4/008)
Darmstadt-Dieburg County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
banner adopted on 27 March 1967
banner unofficial, used for traditional purposes only
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 29 May 2006

Frankenhausen Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, three acorns Vert with a common stem of the same.
Meaning:
The acorns appeared first in the local court seal from 1625.
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2017

Traisa Village

[Traisa village flag] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 31 May 2006
approved 13 June 1966

Banner:
It is a red-white-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:4:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the central stripe.
incorporated on 1 January 1977
Darmstadt-Dieburg County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
banner approved on 13 June 1966
banner unofficial, used for traditional purposes only
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 31 May 2006

Traisa Coat of Arms

Shield Azure a fess Or charged with three 5-point stars Gules, above a pretzel Or, beneath three bendlets sinister chequered of Gules and Argent.
Meaning:
The pretzel is alluding to the importance of bakeries in the past.
The arms were approved 13 June 1966 by Minister of Interior of Hesse.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2017

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