Bad Frankenhausen

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BAD FRANKENHAUSEN

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Kyffhäuserkreis
Additions : 1973 Seehausen; 1994 Udersleben; 2007 Esperstedt

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1932.

The arms are based on the oldest seal of the city, known since 1384. The arms show a city gate with in the gate the arms of the counts of Schwarzburg, who bought the city in 1340 from the Counts of Beichlingen.