Waldkappel
WALDKAPPEL
State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Werra-Meissner Kreis (until 1973 Eschwege)
Additions : 1971 Bischhausen, Burghofen, Eltmannsee, Friemen, Gehau, Harthmuthsachsen, Hasselbach, Mäckelsdorf, Rechtebach, Rodebach; 1972 Kirchhosbach, Schemmern, Stolzhausen; 1974 Hetzerode
| German | Im roten Schild auf dreigeteiltem grünen Berg eine blaube dac hte silberne Kapelle vor vier grün en Eichen. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms are canting, the name means Wood-Chapel. The chapel first appears on the oldest seal of the city, dating from 1581. A later, 17th century seal also shows only a chapel. In rolls of arms from the 17th century the arms, however, are shown as a chapel among trees. The composition on the shield thus differed from the composition on the seal. The arms were slightly changed in the late 19th century, but have otherwise not been changed.
 The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730 |
 The arms in an 1884 book |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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