Ahorn (Baden)

AHORN (BADEN) Country : Germany State : Baden-Württemberg District (Kreis) : Main-Tauber Kreis (until 1973 Buchen) Additions: 1971 Buch am Ahorn 1936 Schwarzenbrunn 1971 Eubigheim 1971 Hohenstadt 1975 Berolzheim 1975 Schillingstadt

Official blazon

German	In Rot ein schräges silbernes Ahornblatt.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The maple (Ahorn) leaf is a canting element. The new municipality was named in 1971 after the Ahorn mountain. Instead of combining the arms of the former municipalities, the simple canting design was chosen. The colours are those of the Franken region in which the area is situated.

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  Postal cancellation

Literature: Bardua, 1987

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