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RUHLA

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Wartburgkreis
Additions : 1994 Kittelsthal, Thal

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Origin/meaning

Ruhla was divided in 1640 between Sachsen-Weimar and Sachsen-Gotha. The Sachsen-Weimer part received city rights in 1896 and used as arms a rising sunflower, see seal below. The Sachsen-Gotha used in its seals a smith, taken from a local legend. When on November 30, 1927 the two cities were again united the common seal showed a smith, but without anvil. The present arms were designed in the middle of the 20th century.

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Seal from around 1900 from the Gotha part
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Seal from around 1900 from the Weimar part
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The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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Literature : Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984; Ulle, 1998