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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
(de) | (de) In goldenem Schild ein gotisches großes rotes A. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted in 1951. | |||
The oldest use of arms for the village dates from a seal from 1461. The seal showed a saint holding a shield with a chevron and chief. The chief and chevron thus formed a Gothic letter A, the town's initial. The same composition can be seen on a seal from 1670 and the local church bell from 1675. The saint probably was the local patron saint, St. Martin of Tours. | |||
A seal from 1721 showed the above armsl the chief and chevron have been shortened to form a proper letter A. | |||
These arms were granted in 1951 in the colours of the County of Hanau, to which the area historically belonged. | |||
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[[Category:Main-Kinzig Kreis]] | [[Category:Main-Kinzig Kreis]] | ||
[[Category:Gelnhausen]] | [[Category:Gelnhausen]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1951]] |
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