Kranichstein

KRANICHSTEIN

State : Hessen
Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Darmstadt
Borough of Darmstadt

Official blazon

German

In Gold ein roter Volutengiebel, belegt mit einem goldenen Kranich, der im erhobenen linken Ständer einen blauen Stein hält Origin/meaning Kranichstein is a borough of Darmstadt, developed in the 1960s. In 1989 the local association to promote the borough (Förderverein) adopted the arms with a canting crane (Kranich) holding a stone (Stein). The crane was placed in front of the gable of the local renaissance hunting estate/castle. This page is part of the German heraldry portal Heraldry of the World German heraldry: National arms Arms of States Arms of historical territories and states Districts (Kreiswappen) Cities and municipalities German Colonies Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Corporate heraldry Studentika Other civic heraldry Total pages in the German section : 60,861 Of which images : 40,784 Selected collector's items from Germany: Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Heraldic albums Kaffee Hag albums Wappen-Sammlung Heraldic trade cards Heraldic coasters Heraldic cigar bands German heraldic literature Contact and Support Contact Facebook Instagram Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site Literature: Information from the city of Darmstadt.