Grossenehrich

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GROSSENEHRICH

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Kyffhäuserkreis
Additions : 19?? Bliederstedt, Feldengel, Holzengel, Kirchengel, Niederspier, Otterstedt, Rohnstedt, Wenigenehrich, Westerengel

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the town, dating from 1562. The arms show the local patron saint, St. John Baptist, and a small shield with the arms of the Counts of Schwarzburg, who ruled the town from medieval times until 1918.

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Seal from around 1900
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The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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