Erlensee

ERLENSEE

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Main-Kinzig Kreis (until 1972 Hanau)
Additions : 1976 Langendiebach, Rückingen

Official blazon

German	In von Blau und Gold gespaltenem Schild aus einem viermal geteilten Wellenbalken wachsend eine Erle mit zwei Blättern und mehreren Kätzchen in verwechselten Farben.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 6, 1970.

The arms are canting; the tree is an alder (Erle), the wavy bars in the bottom symbolise the lake (See). The shield is divided to symbolise the merger of the two municipalities.

The arms shown on a special stamp and cover

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Literature: http://www.erlensee.de