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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
It is a black-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
Shield Argent, two lions rampant respectant Or, armed and tongued Gules, supporting a pair of escutscheons in pale, upper one small Gules a column Argent crowned Or, lower one quartered of Sable and Or a fess chequered of Gules and Argent.
Meaning:
The area was populated since the Hallstatt Era. Alt-Römhild, a village, was mentioned around 800 as a possession of the Benedictine Fulda Imperial Abbey. The Counts of Henneberg owned local estates since 1160 and ruled the area later. Römhild, probably founded at the end of the 13th century, was mentioned as a city in 1321. The local parish church, dedicated to St. Mary belonged to the Bishopric of Würzburg and was mentioned in 1361. A city council, also holding the low level cognisance, was mentioned in 1414. In 1548 the city was acquired by the Counts of Mansfeld, in 1555 by the Electorate of Sachsen, in 1572 by Sachsen-Coburg, in 1640 by Sachsen-Altenburg, in 1672 by Sachsen-Gotha. It was divided between Sachsen-Saalfeld and Sachsen-Meiningen in 1714 and completely acquired by the latter in 1826. The arms are based on a city seal and the pattern is known since 1613. The upper escutcheon displays the arms of the Colonna family, who had been relatives of the Counts of Henneberg. The chequered fess is referring to the counts as Burgraves of Nürnberg. The tinctures of the quartered shield are those of the Wettin kin, being among others Saxonian electors.
Source: Bensing et alii 1984, pp.381-382
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
Banner and arms are tradional.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
It was a red-white-red vertical triband. The coat of arms was shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
Shield parted per chevron reversed embowed, above Gules five organ pipes Argent ordered per fess, below Argent a dinosaur rampant Gules.
Meaning:
The organ pipes belong to the local St. Kilian Church and were built of behalf of Philipp of Hessberg. The older one was built by Caspar Schippel, the newer one by Nicolaus Seeber. The remains of a dinosaur of the species Halticosaurus liliensterni were found in 1934 by the German paleontologist Hugo Rühle of Lilienstern near the village. The species lived 210,000,000 years ago during the latter part of the Triassic period. The tinctures are taken from the arms of the Lords of Hessberg, who had their estate in the village for many centuries.
Source: Hartmut Ulle :"Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", vol.3, Erfurt 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 5 January 1993.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
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5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
It was a yellow-green-white vertical tricolour. The coat of arms was shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
Shield Vert, in chief a tau-cross Argent with two bells Or hanging down from the horizontal bar, in base a twig of two oak leaves Or with annexed acorns Argent.
Meaning:
The oak (German: Eiche) twig is a canting element. The main activity of the inhabitants for many centuries was pig farming. This is symbolised by the small acorns, which are a favourite food of pigs, as well as by the two small bells, which the pigs carried when they were herded in the area. The tau cross is an attribute of the local patron saint, St. Anthony, whose attribute is also a pig.
Source: Hartmut Ulle :"Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", vol.3, Erfurt 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 2 December 1991.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
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5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
It was a red-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms was shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
Shield Gules, issuant from base a triplemount Gules and a triplemount Or in pale, in centre a pair of scissors Argent, in chief a clasp Or.
Meaning:
The triplemounts are a representation of Kleiner and Großer Gleichberg, the small and the large Gleichberg, two local mountains. The scissors are taken from the arms of the Milz kin and the Scherenberg kin, the latter being relatives of the former. The scissors (German: Schere) are canting. In the 15th century the latter played a major role in the local history. Clasps of the type in chief from prehistoric time were found during excavations at Kleiner Gleichberg. The tinctures are those of the Scherenberg kin and of the Bishopric of Würzburg, to which the area historically belonged.
Source: Hartmut Ulle :"Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", vol.3, Erfurt 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 5 January 1993.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
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5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
It was a green-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms was shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
Shield abased quartered, 1st quarter Argent a linden Vert, 2nd quarter Vert a beaver rampant Argent, 3rd quarter Vert, 4th quarter Argent.
Meaning:
The beaver (German:Biber) is the canting heraldic animal of the Lords of Bibra, who owned the village for a long time. The linden is symbolising the ancient linden tree in the village. The green and silver division of the shield is symbolising the meadows and pastures (both in German: Wiesen).
Source: Hartmut Ulle :"Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", vol.3, Erfurt 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
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5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
It was a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms was shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
Shield parted per pale of Argent and Gules a building in counterchanged tinctures, over all in base an inescutcheon Gules charged with four dexter pointing piles Argent.
Meaning:
The building, which was built in 1739, shows the fountain of the Wohra, a little river. Its fountain is near the Cistercian Haina Abbey in the village. The inescutcheon shows the family arms of the Lords of Herbilstadt, who had many possessions in the area from the 14th century until 1596.
Source: Hartmut Ulle :"Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", vol.3, Erfurt 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 8 July 1996.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Sep 2022
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