Rödental City (Germany)

Stadt Rödental, Landkreis Coburg, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-11-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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Rödental City

Rödental Banner

It is a white-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2020

Rödental Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, in base three crescents Argent, a waxing and a vaning one addorsed, above from one recumbent reversed, shield mantled, mantle at dexter Argent three heraldic roses Gules in pale barbed Or, mantle at sinister Or a crozier issuant Sable superimposing a fess Gules abased.
Meaning:
Rödental gained city rights in 1989. The entity was established by a merger of 16 municipalities alongside the valley of the Röden River. The three roses are taken from the municipal arms of Oeslau and from the family arms of the Lords of Rosenau as well, former local rulers in Oeslau and masters of the mint of Coburg City. They renamed themselves later to Lords of Rosenau and owned large estates in Oeslau , Unterwohlsbach, Rothenhof and Kipfendorf. The crozier is taken from the municipal arms of Mönchroden, which displayed a crozier and an abbot, alluding to the local Benedictine monastery. The abbey owned estates in Einberg for more than 200 years. The fess wavy is symbolising the Röden River, crossing the city.
Source: Walter Schneier: "Das Coburger Land", Coburg 1983, pp.109, 112-113
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2020

Banner and arms were approved on 2 November 1971 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Oberfranken.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2020

Oeslau Borough

Oeslau Banner

It is a white-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2020

Oeslau Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Gules a bend sinister Argent, at sinister Argent three heraldic roses Gules in pale.
Meaning:
A local seal from the 18th century was punning, displaying an ox on a meadow, because the name of the municipality was derived from "Öchsleinsau", which means "meadow of the ox". In the current arms the dexter half displays the arms of the Lords of Lobdeburg, local rulers since around 1180. The roses are canting arms of the Lords of Rosenau, who had been masters of the mint of Coburg City. They ruled the village from 1340 until the 16th century.
Source: Stadler 1968, p.35
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2020

Banner and arms were adopted in 1960.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Nov 2020

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