Hofheim in Unterfranken

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HOFHEIM IN UNTERFRANKEN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Hassberge (until 1973 Hofheim in Unterfranken)
Additions: 1972 Erlsdorf, Manau; 1974 Sulzbach; 1975 Ostheim; 1978 Eichelsdorf, Goßmannsdorf, Lendershausen, Reckertshausen, Rügheim

Wappen von Hofheim in Unterfranken/Arms (crest) of Hofheim in Unterfranken
Official blazon
German

Über rotem Schildfuß, darin drei silberne Spitzen, in Silber halbleibs der golden nimbierte heilige Johannes der Täufer im fellbesetzten blauen Gewand, der auf dem rechten Arm das auf einem roten Buch ruhende, golden nimbierte silberne Gotteslamm trägt und mit dem linken Zeigefinger darauf hinweist.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show in the upper part the patron saint of the city, St. John. Until the 16th century the saint appeared in seals only from the waist upwards, since the 16th century standing. The lower part shows the arms of Franken (Franconia) the part of Bayern in which the city is situated. The arms are used as such since 1946.

Hupp showed in the 1920s still the image of the saint as a whole, see below.

Wappen von Hofheim in Unterfranken/Coat of arms (crest) of Hofheim in Unterfranken

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925





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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s