Bürgel (Thüringen)

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BÜRGEL

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Saale-Holzland Kreis
Additions : 19?? Beulbar, Droschka, Gerega, Gniebsdorf, Göritzberg, Hetzdorf, Hohendorf, Ilmsdorf, Lucka, Nischwitz, Rodigast, Silberthal, Taupadel, Thalbürgel

Official blazon

German	In Rot ein gerüsteter goldener Reiter auf silbernem Pferd, eine Lanze in den Rachen eines grünen Lindwurms stoßend.
English	(Thüringen) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from 1610. The arms show St. George, the patron saint of the Benedictan Abbey in Bürgel and indicate the close relations between the monastery and the city.

The municipal stamp shown in 1892	Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Ulle, 1998; Hupp, 1920s