Grünstadt

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GRÜNSTADT

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Bad Dürkheim (until 1969 Frankenthal)
Additions : 1969 Asselheim, Sausenheim

Official blazon

In Grün ein rotbewehrter silberner Adler, bewinkelt von vier gleichschenkligen goldenen Kreuzchen.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 6, 1890.

The arms are already known form a seal dating from the end of the 14^th century. The eagle is taken from the arms of the counts of Leiningen, who owned the town in the 14^th century. The origin of the crosses is unknown. It has been stated that these were taken from the arms of the counts of Leiningen-Westerburg, but this family acquired Grünstadt not before 1467. It is more likely that they bear a reference to the Weissenburg abbey in the village.

seal from the 15th century

The former arms were officially granted on July 27, 1841.

These were based on a wrong interpretation of the old seal, and showed a crescent and a cross in the lower corners of the shield. Even though the arms were officially granted in a canting green (Grün) field, the city used the historical blue colour until the 1880s, see below