Waldau (Thüringen)
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WALDAU
State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Hildburghausen
Incorporated into : 1996 Nahetal-Waldau
German | blazon wanted |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on September 2, 1992.
The pine tree is a canting symbol, the name can be translated as village-near-the-forest (Wald=forest). Until 1583 the village was a possession of the Counts of Henneberg, which is symbolised by the second quarter (Henne=chicken, Berg=mountain). The base shows the initial of the village.
Literature: Ulle, 1998