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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Kahla city banner]](../images/d/de-eg-ka_.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
![[Altenberga municipal banner]](../images/d/de-eg-05-ab_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
It is a yellow-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Shield parted per fess; above parted per pale, at dexter Azure a sinister facing lion rampant Or, at sinister Argent four piles transposed Sable; beneath chequered of Argent and Sable.
Meaning:
Lion and piles are taken from the arms of the Lords of Schwarzenfels, the last local rulers. The piles had been canting and actually they had been stylised black rocks (German: schwarze Felsen). The chequered field is taken from the arms of the Burgraves of Altenberga, the first owners of the namesake lordship.
Source: Hartmut Ulle : "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", 2nd edition, Bad Langensalza, 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 9 April 1998.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
![[Bibra municipal banner]](../images/d/de-eg-05-bi_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
It is a green-white-green vertical triband. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Shield Vert a horse passant Argent, in base an inescutcheon Or charged with a fir Vert.
Meaning:
The horse is taken from a local seal from the 19th century. The fir is taken from the seal of the former municipality of Zwabitz. The green colour is alluding to local forests and meadows.
Source: Hartmut Ulle : "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", 2nd edition, Bad Langensalza, 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 19 December 2000.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
![[Bucha municipal banner]](../images/d/de-eg-05-bc_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
It is a green-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Argent a beech leaf Vert, at sinister Vert five beech leaves Argent ordered 2:2:1.
Meaning:
The leaves of a beech (German: Buche) are canting. A beech was used already in local seals. The big leaf at dexter is representing Bucha proper. The small leaves are representing the other five smaller villages and hamlets Schorba, Pösen, Oßmaritz, Coppanz and Nennsdorf.
Source: Hartmut Ulle : "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", 2nd edition, Bad Langensalza, 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 5 September 2000.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
![[Eichenberg municipal banner]](../images/d/de-eg-05-ec_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
It is a green-white-blue vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Shield Gules a beech leaf Argent above from three linden leaves of the same ordered 2:1; mantled Argent, at dexter charged with a triplemount issuant Vert with the central peak topped by an oak of the same with five acorns, at sinister charged with a bend wavy Azure.
Meaning:
The oak (German: Eiche) on top of a mountain (German: Berg) is canting. The leaves are representing Eichenberg proper, represented by the beech leaf and Dienstädt, Kleinbucha and Dehnamühle, represented by linden leafs. The blue bend wavy is a representation of the Dehnabach, a creek.
Source: Hartmut Ulle : "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", 2nd edition, Bad Langensalza, 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 6 May 2003.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
![[Freienorla municipal banner]](../images/d/de-eg-05-fo_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
It is a black-yellow-blue vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Shield parted per fess wavy, above Or a gridiron Sable, beneath Azure a millwheel issuant Or.
Meaning:
Until 1344 the village was ruled by the Counts of Orlamünde, afterwards by the Wettin kin. Due to the partitions of its Ernestine branch the village belonged to Sachsen-Weimar since 1572, to Sachsen-Altenburg since 1603 and to Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg since 1672, finally since 1826 to the Duchy of Sachsen-Altenburg, which had been restored by the Hildburghausen branch of the kin. The wavy line of partition is a representation of the rivers Saale and Orla, which merge in the municipality. The millwheel is alluding to the many watermills alongside both rivers. The first mill was mentioned in 1176 near a ford of the Orla River. The gridiron is an attribute of St. Lawrence, patron saint of the local church.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Banner and arms were approved in 2013 on occasion of the 666-years-anniversary.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
![[ municipal banner]](../images/d/de-eg-05-ge_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
It is a white-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Shield Azure a church Argent with roof Gules and belfry at sinister topped by a hip roof Gules, base Argent parted by a cross Gules.
Meaning:
The arms display the local church. The base displays the cross of St. George, the local patron saint. All local seals, known since 1674 until the 19th century, show the local church, but with a linden tree. In 1994 it was decided not to include the tree, but to add the cross to distinguish the arms from other arms with a church.
Source: Hartmut Ulle :"Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", vol.3, Erfurt 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 14 October 1994.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
![[Großpürschütz municipal banner]](../images/d/de-eg-05-gp_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Shield parted per pale, a crayfish haurient embowed at dexter and a fish haurient embowed at sinister in counterchanged tinctures and addorsed.
Meaning:
The arms are based on a local seal, first mentioned in 1672. Size, pattern and order of the charges on the seal changed various times during the 20th century, depending to which county the village belonged.
Source: Hartmut Ulle : "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", 2nd edition, Bad Langensalza, 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 31 August 2000.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
![[Gumperda municipal banner]](../images/d/de-eg-05-gu_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
It is a green-white-green vertical triband. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Argent a palm frond Vert in pale, at sinister Vert a sugar beet Argent.
Meaning:
A local seal from 1892 displayed an unknown standing saint, holding a palm frond by his dexter hand. He was reduced to the frond within the current arms. The sugar beet is symbolising agriculture, especially the cultivation of beets.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 2 May 2016.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
![[Hummelshain municipal banner]](../images/d/de-eg-05-hu_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
It is a white-green vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Shield quartered, 1st and 4th quarter Argent an eradicated fir Vert, 2nd and 3rd quarter Vert an attire Argent in bend, on heart point an inescutcheon Gules charged with a tower Or.
Meaning:
The inescutcheon displays the tower of the local New Castle, the summer residence of the Dukes of Sachsen-Altenburg. The firs are symbolising forestal riches around Hummelshain and Schmölln. The attires are symbolising riches of wildlife and the traditions of hunting. Green and white had been the colours of the Duchy of Sachsen-Altenburg.
Source: Hartmut Ulle : "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", 2nd edition, Bad Langensalza, 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 26 October 1999.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Oct 2022
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