Haßberge County (Germany)

Kreis Haßberge, Unterfranken District, Bavaria

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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Haßberge County

Red-yellow-green stripes, adopted 01.08.1974. The seat of the county is Haßfurt (Hassfurt). Haßfurt county was united with Ebern and Hofheim counties to form the new county Haßberg under the 1972 municipal reform. Sources: Linder and Schmidt 2000, arms image from Linder and Olzog 1996.

The names Haßberge/Haßfurt are not derived from the modern word Hass (hatred). Hassfurt does have a hare (German Hase) in its arms, but when I visited the town last year I was told that the name comes from the small river Nassach. How the 'N' became an 'H' is still a mystery to me, though.

From Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website:

The arms are a combination of the arms of Haßfurt and Ebern (upper part) and Hofheim (crancelin in base).
Source: Linder and Olzog 1996
Santiago Dotor, 27 January 2004

Haßfurt County Banner until 1972

5:2 image by Stefan Schwoon,
approved 22 December 1964, abolished 30 June 1972

Blue-white-green. The county was united with Ebern and Hofheim to the new county Haßberg under the 1972 municipal reform.
Sources: Linder and Schmidt 2000, arms image from Stadler 1966, p.100
Stefan Schwoon, 15 August 2001

The coat arms was appoved on 22 December 1964. The upper part of the arms shows the two main rulers of the territory of the district; the Bishops of Würzburg, represented by the Franconian rake, and the Bishops of Bamberg, represented by the lion of Bamberg. The lower part shows the Main river as well as a beech leaf for the many forests in the area.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.100
Santiago Dotor, 16 July 2003

Ebern County Banner until 1972

5:2 image by Stefan Schwoon,
approved 2 October 1963, abolished 30 June 1972

Blue-white-black. The county became part of the new county Haßberge under the 1972 municipal reform.
Sources: Linder and Schmidt 2000, arms image from Stadler 1964, p.29
Stefan Schwoon, 15 Aug 2001

The coat arms was appoved on 2 October 1963. The largest part of the county historically belonged to either the Bishops of Würzburg or the Bishops of Bamberg. Therefore the lower part of the arms shows the lion of Bamberg and the Franconian rake for Würzburg. The upper part of the arms shows the symbol for the remaining area, the area around Baunach. The three waves are taken from the arms of Baunach and are representing the Main, Itz and Baunach rivers.
Source: Stadler 1964, p.29
Santiago Dotor, 16 July 2003

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