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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
The community itself and the following municipalities have no proper flags: Ahlstädt, Beinerstadt, Dingsleben, Ehrenberg, Eichenberg, Grimmelshausen, Henfstädt, Kloster Veßra, Lengfeld, Marisfeld, Oberstadt and Reurieth.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
It is a white-(dark)red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
Shield quartered, 1st quarter Gules a willow Or, 2nd quarter Or a bend sinister Argent fimbriated Azure, 3rd quarter Argent a millwheel Sable, 4th quarter Gules a crozier Or in pale.
Meaning:
The 1st and 4th quarter are canting, referring to forest clearance by or for a bishop. The forest is represented by the willow, the bishop by the crozier. The 2nd quarter is representing the Weissbach, which means white creek. The wheel in the 3rd quarter is representing the two historical water mills in the municipality.
Source: Hartmut Ulle: "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", vol.3, Erfurt 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 2 June 1992.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
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5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
It is a yellow-green-white vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
Shield Vert a sling with balls Or connected by a ribbon of the same, chief Argent nowy reversed.
Meaning:
The village was first mentioned in 1317. Single groups of settlers probably lived here long before. On the Sandberg, a local hill, by excavations objects of bronce and slings have been found between 1889 and 1892. The name is derived from Old High German Gruoba and means circular deep valley or simply basin, represented by chief and plate.
Sources: community webpage and Hartmut Ulle: "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", 2nd edition, Bad Langensalza, 2011, p.70
Dieter Linder and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 29 September 1998.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
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5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
It is a red-white-blue vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
Shield Argent parted by four bendlets wavy Azure, over all a fish Gules in bend sinister.
Meaning:
The bendlets wavy are taken from the seals of Heinz of Schmeheim and Theime of Schmeheim, who ruled the village in the 14th century. The fish is taken from a municipal seal from the 19th century, probably alluding to riches of fish and crayfish in the local creek.
Source: Hartmut Ulle: "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", 2nd edition, Bad Langensalza, 2011, p.74
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 19 June 2002.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
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5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
It is a yellow-blue-yellow vertical triband. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
Shield Azure, a baptistery Argent between a sinister facing bear rampant Or at dexter and a pine of the same at sinister.
Meaning:
The bear is a punning element. The village was first mentioned in 956 as "Bernriod", which means "forest clearance of bern or Bernuard". The connection to St. Bernard of Clairvaux is a local legend. The saint lived between 1091 and 1153 and the current name was adopted after 1150.The pine is a local natural monument and is around 300 years old.The upper part of the baptistery was excavated in 1893 under that pine. It was covered by runes and Germanic symbols. Its age is estimated 2000 years and it belonged probably to altar.
Source: Hartmut Ulle: "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", 2nd edition, Bad Langensalza, 2011, p.74
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 9 June 1994.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
Shield Argent an embattled wall Gules with seven different towers with roofs Azure topped by ornaments Or, on central base an inescutcheon Or quartered, 1st and 4th quarter a hen statant Sable armed Gules on central peak of a triplemount issuant Vert, 2nd and 3rd quarter parted per pale, above a double headed demi-eagle issuant Sable, beneath chequered of Argent and Gules.
Meaning:
Themar was a possession of the Counts of Henneberg in 1340, was administrated by Sachsen since 1583, and was acquired by the Duchy of Sachsen-Altenburg in 1660, by the Duchy of Sachsen-Gotha in 1672, by Sachsen-Römhild in 1680 and by the Duchy of Sachsen-Meiningen in 1826. It belonged to the latter until 1918. Themar was mentioned as a city in 1317 and had been walled since the late 15th century. The main business lines had been textiles industries, rafting and timber industry. The city was completely destroyed during the 30-Years-War in 1634. The oldest city seal from 1341 displayed a tree between two hens on triplemounts. The current pattern appeared first on city seals since the 15th century. The quartered shield is referring to the Henneberg kin. The 1st and 4th quarter display their family arms, the 2nd and 3rd quarters their arms as imperial reeves and Burgraves of Nürnberg.
Source: Bensing et alii 1984, pp.458-459
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
Banner and arms are traditional.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sep 2022
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