Bufleben

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BUFLEBEN

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Gotha
Additions : 1974 Hausen, Pfullendorf

Official blazon
German	Unter goldenem Schildhaupt, darin drei grüne Lindenblätter, in Grün ein goldener, rot gekrönter und bewehrter Löwe.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 25, 1992.

The lion is taken from the arms of the Lords of Hausen, which had their estate in the municipality in the 13th century. The three linden trees refer to the three village sin the municipality, Bufleben, Hausen and Pfullendorf. The linden also refers to the large linden growing on a prehistoric grave (dolmen) in the municipality.

Literature : Ulle, 2011