Last modified: 2022-10-01 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Greußen city banner]](../images/d/de-ky-gr_.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 25 Sep 2022
The community and the following municipalities have no proper banners:
Niederbösa, Trebra, Wasserthaleben and Westgreußen. The seat of the community is Greußen City, which doesn´t belong to the community.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2022
![[Clingen city banner]](../images/d/de-ky-01-cg_.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2022
It is a yellow-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2022
Shield Azure a bishop issuant, dressed Argent, coated Or lined Gules with mitre of Argent, Or and Gules, holding a crozier Or by his dexter hand and a book Argent with ornament Gules by his sinister hand.
Meaning:
In the 9th century there had been a group of settlements called Greußen. Among this group the settlement of Clingen developed under a castle and the parish churches dedicated to St. Andrew (1227) and St. Gumbertus. 1268 Clingen was under influence of the Counts of Hohnstein. In 1317 the city was called Cling-Greußen. The counts probably granted city rights in 1282. In 1316 the city was acquired by the Counts of Schwarzburg. A council holding the low level cognisance was mentioned in 1421. Main business lines had beenthe cultivation of woad (Latin: Isatis tinctoria), a copper smeltery and various mills (grain, oil, paper, powder). In 1698 the city belonged to the Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen as a fiefdom of the Electorate of Sachsen. The Bishop is St. Gumbertus, the local patron saint of city and the only remeining church.
Source: Bensing et alii 1984, p.74
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2022
Banner and arms are traditional.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2022
![[Oberbösa municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ky-01-ob_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2022
It is a white-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2022
Shield Or, on central chief a noonday sun Argent with facial features Sable and 16 rays Gules, in base a stomp Sable, issuant from stomp at dexter a branch Vert with five leaves, at sinister a halberd Sable issuant from base.
Meaning:
Stomp and sapling are probably alluding to new life from a destroyed environment. Between 1577 and 1611 more than 600 inhabitants were killed by the black death. During the 30-Years-War the village was plundered first by the Swedes and a few years later by imperial troops, represented by the halberd. The sun might be a symbol of hope.
Source: Hartmut Ulle : "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", 2nd edition, Bad Langensalza, 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 20 December 1999.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2022
![[Topfstedt municipal banner]](../images/d/de-ky-01-to_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2022
It is a white-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2022
Shield parted per fess of Gules and Argent two wolf traps in counterchanged tinctures.
Meaning:
The wolf trap, also called double hook, is taken from the arms of the Lords of Topfstedt. The tinctures are those of Thüringen. Each hook is representing one of the former municipalities, Niedertopfstedt and Obertopfstedt.
Source: Hartmut Ulle : "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", vol.2, Erfurt 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 30 August 1987.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Sep 2022
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