Schlierbach (Schaafheim)

SCHLIERBACH

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Darmstadt-Dieburg (until 1976 Dieburg)
Incorporated into : 1971 Schaafheim

Official blazon

German	blazon wanted
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The above arms were proposed in the 1950s. Whether the arms were officially adopted, I don't know.

The arms combine the bordure and the lion of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg with a cross for the local patron saint. The oldest known seal of the village dates from the 16^th century and shows the arms of Hanau-Lichtenberg, owners of the village, with an unidentifiable saint as supporter. The saint could be St. Vitus, the local patron saint, but could not be properly identified. Hence a cross was chosen as a symbol in the new arms instead of the typical attribute of the saint.

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Literature: Hessisches Ortswappenbuch, 1956.