Randersacker

This page is part of the German heraldry portal Deutsche Wappensammlung	Heraldry of the World
German heraldry: National arms Arms of States Arms of historical territories and states Districts (Kreiswappen) Cities and municipalities German Colonies Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Corporate heraldry Studentika Other civic heraldry Total pages in the German section : 61,379 Of which images : 41,292	Selected collector's items from Germany: Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Heraldic albums Kaffee Hag albums Wappen-Sammlung Heraldic trade cards Arms, Flags and Types of Nations Heraldic coasters Heraldic cigar bands Heraldic artists Otto Hupp Münchener Kalender German heraldic literature

RANDERSACKER

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Würzburg
Additions : 1975 Lindelbach

Official blazon

In Rot der golden nimbierte heilige Stephan in silbernem Diakonsgewand mit der goldenen Märtyrerpalme in der rechten und drei goldenen Steinen in der linken Hand, wachsend aus einer sechseckigen silbernen Kanzel, die mit einem roten Schildchen belegt ist; darin eine silberne Weintraube.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1954, but are based on the oldest seal of the town, dating from 1451.

The arms show St. Stephan, the patron saint of the town, whereas the grapes indicate the importance of the viticulture in the area. The town had tried already in 1936 to renew the arms, but at the time saints in the arms were not acceptable politically. Hupp showed in the 1920s the saint as such, bu without the grapes as on the seal: