Bad Salzungen (kreis)

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BAD SALZUNGEN (SLZ)

State : Thüringen
Incorporated into: 1994 Wartburgkreis

Wappen von Bad Salzungen (kreis)/Arms (crest) of Bad Salzungen (kreis)

Official blazon
German
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 17, 1991.

The black cross is the arms of the Abbey and State of Fulda, to which a large part of the district historically belonged. The upper left part shows the arms of Sachsen, as in later history nearly all the district was part of the duchies Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach and Sachsen-Meiningen.

The lower part shows a beech branch, which is a canting symbol for the Buchgau region in the Southern part of the district (Buche-beech).

Until 1991 the district used the arms below (colours unknown to me):