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The arms are based on the seals of the powerful Eusserthal Abbey. The seal from 1530 shows the patron saint, St. Bernardus of Clairvaux in a Gothic temple, the seal from 1557 shows the Madonna on a throne. The arms show St. Bernardus on a throne, thus combining the two seals. The Abbey played a major role in the German history as for some time the state symbols of the emperors were kept in the abbey. | The arms are based on the seals of the powerful Eusserthal Abbey. The seal from 1530 shows the patron saint, St. Bernardus of Clairvaux in a Gothic temple, the seal from 1557 shows the Madonna on a throne. The arms show St. Bernardus on a throne, thus combining the two seals. The Abbey played a major role in the German history as for some time the state symbols of the emperors were kept in the abbey. | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Debus, 1988 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Debus, 1988 | ||