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'''AMORBACH''' | '''AMORBACH''' | ||
State : [[Bayern]]<br/> | State : [[Bayern]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Miltenberg (kreis)|Miltenberg]]<br> | District (Kreis) : [[Miltenberg (kreis)|Miltenberg]]<br> | ||
Additions : 1973 Boxbrunn; 1976 Reichartshausen | Additions: 1973 Boxbrunn; 1976 Reichartshausen | ||
[[File:amorbach.jpg|center]] | [[File:amorbach.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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In Grün eine silberne Kirche in Seitenansicht mit zwei Fassadentürmen, sechseckigem Dachreiter und quadratischem Turm am Chorschluss. | |+Official blazon | ||
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| In Grün eine silberne Kirche in Seitenansicht mit zwei Fassadentürmen, sechseckigem Dachreiter und quadratischem Turm am Chorschluss. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The town developed around the large Benedictine monastery Amorbach and became a city in 1253. All seals of the city have shown the monastery, but during the centuries the shape, numer of towers and size of the monastery have changed considerably. Most seals also showed the wheel of [[Mainz (state)|Mainz]], Amorbach was part of the State of Mainz. | The town developed around the large Benedictine monastery Amorbach and became a city in 1253. All seals of the city have shown the monastery, but during the centuries the shape, numer of towers and size of the monastery have changed considerably. Most seals also showed the wheel of [[Mainz (state)|Mainz]], Amorbach was part of the State of Mainz. | ||
The present arms show the monastery taken from the picture of Hupp in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century. Besides the monastery on arms and seals there is a small cartouche dating from 1687 that simply shows a letter A. Whether this has been used often is not known. | The present arms show the monastery taken from the picture of [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century. Besides the monastery on arms and seals there is a small cartouche dating from 1687 that simply shows a letter A. Whether this has been used often is not known. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:amorbach.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}t.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by Tyroff (1835) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1892.jpg|center|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a municipal stamp (1892) | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:amorbach.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}-mus.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [https://www.deutsches-wappen-museum.de/ Deutsches Wappenmuseum] | |||
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[[Literature]] : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | |||
[[Category:German Municipalities A]] | [[Category:German Municipalities A]] | ||
[[Category:Bayern]] | [[Category:Bayern]] | ||
[[Category:Miltenberg]] | [[Category:Miltenberg]] | ||