Grabfeld Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Grabfeld, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thüringen

Last modified: 2021-10-09 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Grabfeld Municipality
• Grabfeld Banner
• Grabfeld Coat of Arms


• Behrungen Village
• Behrungen Banner
• Behrungen Coat of Arms


• Exdorf Village
• Exdorf Banner
• Exdorf Coat of Arms


• Jüchsen Village
• Jüchsen Banner
• Jüchsen Coat of Arms


• Wolfmannshausen Village
• Wolfmannshausen Banner
• Wolfmannshausen Coat of Arms

• Schmalkalden-Meiningen County (Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen)
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Grabfeld Municipality

Grabfeld Banner

The banner is quartered of white and blue with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2021

Grabfeld Coat of Arms

Shield quartered; 1st quarter Azure a warrior Argent with lance and shield displaying a sun, mounted on a horse salient of the same; 2nd and 3rd quarter Argent a beech twig Gules with three leaves and one beechnut; 4th quarter Azure a hen Argent statant on top of an impending triplemount of the same.
Meaning:
The name giving Grabfeld had been an east Franconian shire since the 9th century, ruled by a Franconian sheriff (German: Gaugraf), nowadays partially located in Bayern, precisely in the Unterfranken district (see Rhön-Grabfeld County), and partially in Thüringen (Grabfeld Municipality). The municipality was established on 1 December 2007 as successor of the namesake administrative community (German: Verwaltungsgemeinschaft).
The rider is recognisable as a Franconian warrior by the typical shield displaying a sun. He is alluding to the Franconian colonisation of the whole area. Hen and mount are taken from the arms of the Counts of Henneberg. The twig of a copper beech (German: Rotbuche, Latin: Fagus sylvatica) is alluding to the probably name giving beech groves in the past. The name means something like "field of the beeches". The name of the copper beech in Old High German had been "Grape".
Source: Hartmut Ulle: "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", 2nd edition, Langensalza, 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2021

Banner and arms were approved on 11 June 2010.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2021

Behrungen Village

Behrungen Banner

The banner is quartered of yellow and black with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2021

Behrungen Coat of Arms

Shield quartered, 1st and 4th quarter Gules a coronet Or on top a column Argent, 2nd quarter Or a so called fire block Sable, charged in centre by four hearts Argent in lozenge; 3rd quarter Or a hen statant Sable armed Gules.
Meaning:
The hen is a differentiation of the family arms of the Counts of Henneberg. Column and crown display the arms of the branch of the Counts of Henneberg-Aschach. They owned the village until they died out in 1549. The block, made of two half circles probably is a local symbol.
Source: Hartmut Ulle: "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", vol. 2, Erfurt 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2021

Banner and arms were approved on 16 December 1994.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2021

Exdorf Village

Exdorf Banner

It is a white-red vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2021

Exdorf Coat of Arms

Shield parted by a chevronel Argent, beneath Vert a church tower Argent, above right Gules a rectangle in bend sinister chequered of Argent and Vert 2:5, above left Gules three blossoms Argent in bend.
Meaning:
The church is a representation of the local village church. The flowers are taken from the arms of the Lords of Kemnaten.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2021

Banner and arms were approved on
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2021

Jüchsen Village

Jüchsen Banner

It is a green-yellow-green vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1 and centred arms in the yellow stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2021

Jüchsen Coat of Arms

Shield Vert parted by a fess Or charged with a bar wavy Azure; three impending chevrons Or, two in chief and one in base; on heart point an inescutcheon Or, charged with a hen statant Sable armed Gules on top of a triplemount issuant Sable.
Meaning:
The chevrons are a representation of the three currently existing local flour mills. Fess and blue bar wavy are symbolising the name giving Jüchse River. The inescutcheon displays a differentiation of the family arms of the Counts of Henneberg, former local rulers.
Source: Hartmut Ulle: "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", vol. 2, Erfurt 1997https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCchsen#Wappen
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2021

Banner and arms were approved on 18 June 1993.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2021

Wolfmannshausen Village

Wolfmannshausen Banner

It is a blue-yellow-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1 and centred arms in the yellow stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2021

Wolfmannshausen Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, issuant from base a church tower Or, flanked by an impending inescutcheon Or in bend sinister, charged with a hen statant Sable armed Gules on top of a triplemount issuant Vert at dexter, and an impending flag quartered of Gules and Argent on lance Or in bend at sinister.
Meaning:
The tower is a representation of the local parish church, dedicated to St. Giles. The other charges ar referring to local rulers, the inescutcheon to the Counts of Henneberg and the flag to the Bishopric of Würzburg.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2021

Banner and arms were approved on
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Oct 2021

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