Last modified: 2021-04-03 by 
klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: drei gleichen | grabsleben | guenthersleben | muehlberg | seebergen | wandersleben | wechmar | castles(3) | mount | st.peter | lion(red) | wanderer |
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![[Drei Gleichen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-gh-dg_.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2021
It is a red-white-green vertical tricolour with ratio of stripes 1:2:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top in the white stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2021
Shield Gules, a triplemount Vert charged with eight 6-point stars Or, on each peak a tower Argent, with cone roof and dome on central peak, embattled in flanches.
Meaning:
The municipality was established on 1 January 2009, when the municipalities Grabsleben with the former municipalities of Großrettbach und Cobstädt, Mühlberg, Seebergen and Wandersleben merged. On 6 July 2018 the municipality merged with Günthersleben-Wechmar. Seat of the municipality is Wandersleben.
Drei Gleichen is an ensemble of three local mountains, each one being seat of a castle, Burg Gleichen, Mühlburg and Wachtenburg. The castles were built between the 8th and 11th century and never had the same owners. The name, meaing three equal (castles) had been chosen, after a globe lightning had hit them at the same time in May 1231.
The arms are displaying the three castles, each one on top of its mountain. The number of stars is representing the former eight municipalities. In 2015 the first Drei Gleichen Municipality had adopted a similar coat of arms displaying only six of the eight stars, as Günthersleben and Wechmar had not yet been parts of Drei Gleichen.
Source: Drei Gleichen Bote no.6/2019, published 15 June 2019
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2021
Banner and new arms were approved on on 18 April 2019 by the Central Administration of Thüringen .
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2021
![[Grabsleben village banner]](../images/d/de-gh-dg-gr_.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 29 Mar 2021
It was a yellow-blue-yellow vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1. The coat of arms was shifted to the top in the blue stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2021
Shield Azure with bordure Or of 18 pieces, a sheaf of three grain ears Or.
Meaning:
The ears are representing agriculture as main business line and they are representing the three settlement cores. The bordure and the blue colour are symbolising the cores as villages having a well and the riches of water. The tinctures are also alluding to woad (Latin: Isatis tinctoria), a plant with yellow blossoms producing a blue pigment.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2021
Banner and arms were approved on 27 July 1998.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2021
![[Günthersleben village banner]](../images/d/de-gh-dg-gu_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 29 Mar 2021
It was a green-white-green vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1. The coat of arms was shifted to the top in the white stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2021
Shield Vert, the half length portrait of a bearded saint, dressed Argent, holding a key Or in his right hand and a patriarchal cross Or in his left hand.
Meaning:
The saint is St. Peter, recognisable by his attributes, the patron of the local parish church.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2021
![[Günthersleben-Wechmar municipal banner (1997 - 2018)]](../images/d/de-gh-dg-gw_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 29 Mar 2021
It was a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms was shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2021
Shield Vert, the half length portrait of a bearded saint, dressed Argent, holding a key Or in his right hand and a patriarchal cross Or in his left hand, chief dancetty of Gules and Argent.
Meaning:
The arms are basically those of Günthersleben, the additional chief probably is representing the former Wechmar Municipality (until 1997) and is taken from the arms of the Knights of Mechterstädt. The colours of the banner are those of Thüringen.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2021
![[Mühlberg village banner]](../images/d/de-gh-dg-mb_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 29 Mar 2021
It was a red-white-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1. The coat of arms was shifted to the top in the white stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2021
Shield Gules, a castle Argent on top of a mound Vert issuant from base and charged with a fess wavy Argent, in chief flanked by a millwheel Argent at dexter and a 6-spokes wheel Argent at sinister.
Meaning:
Mühlberg is said to be the oldest municipality of Thüringen and was first mentioned in 704. The castle is a representation of the Mühlburg, one of the castles of the Drei Gleichen. The fess wavy is representing the Weidbach, a local creek. Millwheel (German: Mühlrad) and mound (German: Berg) together are canting. The wheel is alluding to the fact that the area belongs to the shire around Erfurt.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2021
Banner and arms were approved on 24 November 1994.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2021
![[Seebergen village banner]](../images/d/de-gh-dg-sb_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 29 Mar 2021
It was a green-white-red vertical tricolour. The coat of arms was shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2021
Shield parted by an abased fess Or masoned Sable, above Argent a lion rampant Gules superimposing a mound issuant Vert, beneath Azure.
Meaning:
Blue base, representing a lake and the mound (German: Berg) together are canting.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2021
![[Wandersleben village banner]](../images/d/de-gh-dg-wa_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 29 Mar 2021
It was a blue-yellow-red vertical tricolour. The coat of arms was shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2021
Shield Or, a wanderer proper with jacket Azure having a collar Gules, shirt Argent, knickerbockers Gules, shoes and hat Sable, holding a blanket, a stick and a glove, all Sable.
Meaning:
The design is canting and based on a sculpture on the front façade of the town hall from 1721. The wanderer appeared first on local village seals and wears the robe from the early 18th century in the arms. The golden colour is representing the sun and the grainfields in summer. Wandersleben is seat of the municipality of Drei Gleichen.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2021
Banner and arms were approved on 14 August 1998.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2021
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