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''' BIRKENFELD ''' | ''' BIRKENFELD ''' | ||
State : [[Bayern]]<br/> | State:[[Bayern]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Main-Spessart]] (until 1973 [[Marktheidenfeld (kreis)|Marktheidenfeld]])<br/> | District (Kreis):[[Main-Spessart]] (until 1973 [[Marktheidenfeld (kreis)|Marktheidenfeld]])<br/> | ||
Additions : 1978 [[Billingshausen]] | Additions:1978 [[Billingshausen]] | ||
[[File:birkenfeldu.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:birkenfeldu.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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In Rot auf golden gezäumtem, silbernen Ross der silbern gerüstete Heilige Georg, der eine goldene Lanze dem golden bewehrten silbernen Lindwurm in den Kopf stößt; im rechten Obereck schwebend ein goldenes Birkenblatt. | |+Official blazon | ||
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| In Rot auf golden gezäumtem, silbernen Ross der silbern gerüstete Heilige Georg, der eine goldene Lanze dem golden bewehrten silbernen Lindwurm in den Kopf stößt; im rechten Obereck schwebend ein goldenes Birkenblatt. | |||
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The arms show St. George, the local patron saint, taken from the seal from Birkenfeld from 1787. The birch leaf is a canting element. | The arms show St. George, the local patron saint, taken from the seal from Birkenfeld from 1787. The birch leaf is a canting element. | ||
The red and silver colours refer to the Dioces of Würzburg, the red and gold to the | The red and silver colours refer to the Dioces of Würzburg, the red and gold to the Counts of Rieneck, to whom the village historically belonged. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Image and information from the Unterfranken region | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]:Image and information from the Unterfranken region | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities B]] | [[Category:German Municipalities B]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:42, 10 August 2024
BIRKENFELD
State:Bayern
District (Kreis):Main-Spessart (until 1973 Marktheidenfeld)
Additions:1978 Billingshausen
| German | In Rot auf golden gezäumtem, silbernen Ross der silbern gerüstete Heilige Georg, der eine goldene Lanze dem golden bewehrten silbernen Lindwurm in den Kopf stößt; im rechten Obereck schwebend ein goldenes Birkenblatt. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on July 19, 1957.
The arms show St. George, the local patron saint, taken from the seal from Birkenfeld from 1787. The birch leaf is a canting element.
The red and silver colours refer to the Dioces of Würzburg, the red and gold to the Counts of Rieneck, to whom the village historically belonged.
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