Apolda
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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APOLDA
State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Weimarer Land (until 1994 Apolda)
Additions : 1993 Herressen-Sulzbach, Oberndorf, Zottelstedt; 1994 Oberroßla-Rödigsdorf, Utenbach; 1996 Schöten
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on December 17, 1856.
The arms of Apolda show a tree trunk which first appears on a seal dating from the 16th century. When the arms were officially granted on it was mentioned that the trunk symbolised the 'ever renewing character of the city'. The tree is probably a canting apple tree. The arms were granted with helmet, crest and mantling, but these were not always used, as can be seen from the images below.
In the 1990s at first the whole armorial bearings were placed in a shield, but this non-heraldic practice was abolished and the old arms were restored again.
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms as seen around 1900 |
 The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms in the 1970s |
 The arms in the 1990s |
Literature : Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Ulle, H. : Thüringer Wappenbuch; Arbeitsgemeinschaft Genealogie Thüringen, Erfurt, 1994, 218 p.