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'''GOTHA (GTH)'''  
'''GOTHA (GTH)'''  


State : [[Thüringen]]<br/>
State : [[Thüringen]]<br/>
Additions : 1994 [[Erfurt (kreis)|Erfurt]] (partly) and small parts of [[Arnstadt (kreis)|Arnstadt]] and [[Langensalza]]
Additions: 1994 [[Erfurt (kreis)|Erfurt]] (partly) and small parts of [[Arnstadt (kreis)|Arnstadt]] and [[Langensalza]]


[[FIle:gotha.kreis.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[FIle:gotha.kreis.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====
{| class="wikitable"
|+Official blazon
|-
|'''German'''
|
Geteilt von Silber und Rot; oben das Schloss Friedenstein in Silber und mit schwarzen Dächern, unten über einem von Silber und Schwarz geschliffenen sechsstrahligen Stern ein silberner Wellenbalken.
Geteilt von Silber und Rot; oben das Schloss Friedenstein in Silber und mit schwarzen Dächern, unten über einem von Silber und Schwarz geschliffenen sechsstrahligen Stern ein silberner Wellenbalken.
|-
|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
|}


====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted on June 28, 1991.
The arms were granted on June 28, 1991.


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The previous arms were adopted on December 3, 1948.<br>
The previous arms were adopted on December 3, 1948.<br>
[[FIle:gotha1.kreis.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[FIle:gotha1.kreis.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


The arms show the Inselberg, the highest point in the district with a tower in front of a rising sun. The base shows six wheat-ears symbol for the importance of agriculture.  
The arms show the Inselberg, the highest point in the district with a tower in front of a rising sun. The base shows six wheat-ears symbol for the importance of agriculture.  


{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 1993
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}p1.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Postal cancellation 2012
|}
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Linder and Olzog, 1996.
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Linder and Olzog, 1996.


[[Category:Kreiswappen]]
[[Category:Kreiswappen]]

Latest revision as of 10:30, 28 January 2024

GOTHA (GTH)

State : Thüringen
Additions: 1994 Erfurt (partly) and small parts of Arnstadt and Langensalza

Wappen von Gotha (kreis)/Arms (crest) of Gotha (kreis)
Official blazon
German

Geteilt von Silber und Rot; oben das Schloss Friedenstein in Silber und mit schwarzen Dächern, unten über einem von Silber und Schwarz geschliffenen sechsstrahligen Stern ein silberner Wellenbalken.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 28, 1991.

The upper part shows the Friedenstein castle, the largest baroque castle in Europe. The wavy bar is the Leina canal, dug in the 14th century to supply the city of Gotha with water. The star is derived from the old arms of the Duchy of Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg.

The previous arms were adopted on December 3, 1948.

Wappen von Gotha (kreis)/Arms (crest) of Gotha (kreis)

The arms show the Inselberg, the highest point in the district with a tower in front of a rising sun. The base shows six wheat-ears symbol for the importance of agriculture.

Wappen von Gotha (kreis)/Coat of arms (crest) of Gotha (kreis)

Postal cancellation 1993
Wappen von Gotha (kreis)/Coat of arms (crest) of Gotha (kreis)

Postal cancellation 2012





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