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The base shows a lobster, taken from the seal of Gräfinau from 1685, and symbolises the former importance of fishing in the Ilm river, shown as a wavy bar. The angel is a canting element for Angstedt (the name can be translated as place of angels). | The base shows a lobster, taken from the seal of Gräfinau from 1685, and symbolises the former importance of fishing in the Ilm river, shown as a wavy bar. The angel is a canting element for Angstedt (the name can be translated as place of angels). | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Ulle, 1997 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Ulle, 1997 |
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GRÄFINAU-ANGSTEDT
State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Ilm-Kreis
Incorporated into : 1994 Wolfsberg (2018 Ilmenau)
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Von Blau über Rot geteilt mit einem silbernen Wellenbalken, oben schwebend das Brustbild eines goldenen Engels, unten schwebend ein goldener Krebs. |
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on May 25, 1993.
The base shows a lobster, taken from the seal of Gräfinau from 1685, and symbolises the former importance of fishing in the Ilm river, shown as a wavy bar. The angel is a canting element for Angstedt (the name can be translated as place of angels).
Literature: Ulle, 1997