Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken

HEILIGENSTADT IN OBERFRANKEN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Forchheim (until 1973 Ebermannstadt)
Additions : 1971 Brunn, Burggrub, Hohenpölz, Oberleinleiter, Siegritz, Stücht, Traindorf, Zoggendorf; 1978 Herzogenreuth, Kalteneggolsfeld, Lindach, Oberngrub, Teuchatz, Tiefenpölz

Official blazon

German	In Silber auf silbernen Wolken stehend der Erzengel Michael mit goldenen Flügeln, rotem Mantel und blauem Untergewand, einem goldenen Helm mit rotem Federbusch auf dem Haupt, in der Rechten einen grünen Olivenzweig.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 12, 1973.

The oldest use of the arms dates from 1811 and the arms were officially granted in 1819. The arms show the Archangel Michael, the local patron saint.

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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Wappen von Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken

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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s