Grasellenbach Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Grasellenbach, Landkreis Bergstraße, Darmstadt District, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-13 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: grasellenbach | parted per saltire | linden(leaf) | barrulet(wavy) | lion(yellow) | lionhead(barry) |
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Grasellenbach Municipality

Banner:
It is a red-white-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:4:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the central stripe.
administration seat: Hammelbach
inhabitants 3,945
Bergstraße County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
municipality formed on 31 December 1971 by 4 villages
banner approved on 18 May 1978
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 24 June 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield parted per saltire; above Sable a lion rampant Or armed and tongued Gules; beneath Gules two barrulets wavy Argent; the other quarters Or a linden leaf Gules.
Meaning:
The arms are based on the old arms of Gras-Ellenbach (see below), in which the lion of Hesse was replaced by the lion of the Palatinate, which was taken from the arms of former Hammelbach municipality. The colours of the base were changed from blue to red. The other three former municipalities didn't have any proper arms.
The arms were approved on 10 September 1974.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2017

Gras-Ellenbach Village

Banner:
It is a red-white-red vertical triband with ratio of stripes approx. 1:4:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top within the central stripe.
incorporated on 31 December 1971
Bergstraße County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
banner adopted on 9 August 1966
banner inofficial, used for traditional purposes only
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 26 June 2006

Gras-Ellenbach Coat of Arms

Shield parted per saltire; above Azure a lion's head barry of six of Argent and Gules; beneath Azure two barrulets wavy Argent; the other quarters Or a linden leaf Gules.
Meaning:
The lion is taken from the arms of Hessen. The lower quarter displays local creeks and is a canting element (Bach = creek). The linden leaves are a symbol for the Nibelungensaga, hero Siegfried, having taken a bath in the blood of the dragon, he had killed before, had been made vulnerable by a linden leaf, which kept away the dragon's blood from his neck.
The arms were approved on 9 August 1966.
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 May 2017

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