Arnstadt
ARNSTADT
State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Ilm-Kreis (until 1994 Arnstadt)
Additions : 1922 Angelhausen-Oberndorf; 1994 Dosdorf, Siegelbach, Espenfeld; 1999 Rudisleben
| German |
In Gold ein schwarzer, nach rechts blickender rot bewehrter Adler mit gespreizten Flügeln, aufgesperrtem Schnabel und vorgeschlagener Zunge. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms show a canting eagle (Adler/Arend). The eagle already appears on the coins of the Hersfeld Abbey, struck in Arnstadt in 1200. On slightly younger seals the eagle is seen between two towers of a city gate. The eagle itself is canting, from Adlerstadt or eagle-city. Later seals always showed the eagle, mostly without the towers.The complete armorial bearings of Arnstadt, which are no longer used, showed a helmet with a mural crown and an eagle as crest.
 |
 |
 Seals from around 1900-1920 | |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms as shown in Rühl (1939) |
 The arms shown around 1900 |
 Postal cancellation 1991 |
Literature: Ulle, 1997