Ostheim vor der Rhön

OSTHEIM VOR DER RHÖN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Rhön-Grabfeld (until 1972 Mellrichstadt)
Additions: 1972 Oberwaldbehrungen, Urspringen

Official blazon

German	In Gold zwischen zwei roten Zinnentürmen mit roten Spitzdächern eine rote Zinnenmauer mit offenem Tor, auf dem ein rot bewehrter schwarzer Löwe mit grünem Rautenkranz in den Pranken steht.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on December 20, 1586 by the Dukes Johann Casimir and Johann Ernst von Sachsen(-Meissen).

The arms show a gate with between the towers a lion, holding the green trefoil-ring of Sachsen. The lion most likely is the lion of Meissen.

Seal from around 1900	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum

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Literature: Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.