Wolfsberg (Thüringen)

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WOLFSBERG

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Ilm-Kreis
Additions : Bücheloh, Gräfinau-Angstedt, Wümbach

Official blazon

In Gold ein schwarzer Wolf aus einem grünen, durch einen goldenen Pfahl gespaltenen Berg, der vorn mit einem goldenen Buchenblatt, in der Mitte mit einem grünen Eichenblatt und hinten mit einem goldenen Lindenblatt belegt ist.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 8, 1994.

The arms are canting, showing a wolf rising from a mountain (Berg). The three leaves symbolise the three villages in the municipality. The beech leaf is canting for Bücheloh (Buche=beech), the oak leaf stands for Gräfinau-Angstedt and the linden leaf for Wümbach.