Heiligenstadt in Oberfranken
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HEILIGENSTADT IN OBERFRANKEN
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Forchheim (until 1973 Ebermannstadt)
Additions : 1971 Brunn, Burggrub, Hohenpölz, Oberleinleiter, Siegritz, Stücht, Traindorf, Zoggendorf; 1978 Herzogenreuth, Kalteneggolsfeld, Lindach, Oberngrub, Teuchatz, Tiefenpölz
German |
In Silber auf silbernen Wolken stehend der Erzengel Michael mit goldenen Flügeln, rotem Mantel und blauem Untergewand, einem goldenen Helm mit rotem Federbusch auf dem Haupt, in der Rechten einen grünen Olivenzweig. |
English | in Oberfranken No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 12, 1973.
The oldest use of the arms dates from 1811 and the arms were officially granted in 1819. The arms show the Archangel Michael, the local patron saint.
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s