Last modified: 2021-06-19 by 
klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: neuhaus(rennweg) | lichte | piesau | scheibe-alsbach | siegmundsburg | lion | beech | bend sinister(wavy) | obelisk | horn | candlestick | jug |
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![[Neuhaus at Rennweg city banner]](../images/d/de-nh-nh_.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 June 2021
It is a white vertical monocolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: §2(2) of the local Hauptsatzung, version 14 March 2019
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 June 2021
Shield Or a silhouette Sable of an eradicated tree Sable without leaves, the trunk is flanked by "16" at dexter and "07" at sinister.
Meaning:
Near a hunting lodge of the Counts of Schwarzburg-Rudolfstadt Neuhaus developed as a settlement of lumbermen and timbermen, which gained the rights of a market town in 1729. Glassblowing became an important business line in the 18th century. The most important products had been thermometers, equipment for laboratories, glass pearls and Christmas tree decorations. In 1922 Neuhaus merged with Schmalenbuche and Igelshieb and it gained city rights in 1933. The arms are referring to a glass kiln, which was founded in 1607 in Schmalenbuche by the Müller Brothers. The tree is a beech and is canting for Schmalenbuche (English: slim beech).
Source: §2(1) of the local Hauptsatzung, version 14 March 2019 and Bensing et alii 1984, pp.315-316
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 June 2021
The arms were were adopted in 1923 and approved in 1933. The banner probably had never been approved officially.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 June 2021
![[Lichte borough banner]](../images/d/de-nh-nh-lc_.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 13 June 2021
It was a green-white-green vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1. The coat of arms was shifted towards the top in the white stripe.
Source: information provided per email on 13 June 2021 by Jörg Majewski
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2021
Shield abased parted per chevron reversed; above Vert a candlestick Argent flanked by four maple leaves of the same ordered 2:2, flame Or and six rays of the same in chief; beneath Or.
Meaning:
The municipality swapped from Saalfeld-Rudolfstadt County to Sonneberg County on 1 January 2019 and became a borough of Neuhaus at Rennweg City the same day. The flame is symbolising the light (German: Licht) and is thus a canting element. The candlestick is made of porcelain and is symbolising the traditional porcelain industries in the area. The four leaves are symbolising the four villages in the municipality, Bock und Teich, Geiersthal, Lichte proper and Wallendorf. Finally the base of the shield is symbolising the location of Lichte in a valley.
Source: Hartmut Ulle: "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", vol.2, Erfurt 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2021
Banner and arms were approved on 15 July 1995 and abolished on 31 December 2018.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2021
![[Piesau borough banner]](../images/d/de-nh-nh-ps_.gif)
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 13 June 2021
It was a red-white-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1. The coat of arms was shifted towards the top in the white stripe.
Source: information provided per email on 13 June 2021 by Jörg Majewski
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2021
Shield Argent four chevrons reversed Sable, mantled Gules, at dexter charged with a glass jug Argent, at sinister with a crowned lion rampant Argent.
Meaning:
The municipality swapped from Saalfeld-Rudolfstadt County to Sonneberg Countyon 1 January 2019 and became a borough of Neuhaus at Rennweg City the same day. The chevrons and the gaps between them are representing the seven valleys of the municipality. The jug is alluding to glassblowing. Glass kilns existed in the valley during four centuries. The lion is that one of the former arms of Thüringen.
Source: Hartmut Ulle: "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", vol.2, Erfurt 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2021
The banner was approved on 21 March 1995. The arms were approved on 22 January 1992. The symbols were abolished on 31 December 2018.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2021
![[Scheibe-Alsbach borough banner]](../images/d/de-nh-nh-sa_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2021
It was a blue-yellow-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1. The coat of arms was shifted towards the top in the yellow stripe.
Source: information provided per email on 12 June 2021 by Jörg Majewski
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2021
Shield Azure, a lion rampant Or armed Argent, superimposed by a bend sinister wavy Argent, charged with five gunstones.
Meaning:
The lion is taken from the arms of the Counts of Schwarzburg, to whom the village belonged for several centuries. The bend wavy is a canting element for the two villages Alsbach (Bach in English: creek) and Scheibe (English: disc). The gunstones, i.e. black discs, are also referring to the targets of the shooting in biathlon, which is a popular sport in the area.
Source: Hartmut Ulle: "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", vol.3, Erfurt 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2021
Banner and arms were approved on 11 July 1994 and abolished on 31 December 2012.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2021
![[Siegmundsburg borough banner]](../images/d/de-nh-nh-sb_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2021
It is a white-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: information provided per email on 12 June 2021 by Jörg Majewski
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2021
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Azure an obelisk Argent with pedestal, at sinister Argent, a hunting horn Vert in pale with fittings Azure, issuant from base a triplemount Vert, charged with a pile wavy reversed parted four times of Argent and Azure.
Meaning:
The obelisk in the first quarter is representing the Three-Rivers-Stone (German: Dreistromstein) in Siegmundsburg. The borough is the watershed of three big German Rivers, Elbe, Rhein and Weser. The pile in base is symbolising the fountain of the Werra River, running into the Weser. The municipality is located around 800 meters above sea level, which is symbolised by the triplemount. The horn is a symbol of hunting in the area. The green and blue colours are representing forests and rivers.
Source: Hartmut Ulle: "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", vol.3, Erfurt 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2021
The banner was approved on 12 April 1995 and the arms were approved on 11 April 1995.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2021
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