Kreuzwertheim Market Town (Germany)

Markt Kreuzwertheim, Landkreis Main-Spessart, Bayern

Last modified: 2022-03-05 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Kreuzwertheim Market Town
• Kreuzwertheim Banner
• Kreuzwertheim Coat of Arms


• Röttbach Borough
• Röttbach Banner
• Röttbach Coat of Arms

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Kreuzwertheim Market Town

Kreuzwertheim Banner

It is a white-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Mar 2022

Kreuzwertheim Coat of Arms

Baroque shield parted per fess, above Argent a market cross issuant Sable, beneath Azure three heraldic roses Argent seeded Or ordered 2:1.
Meaning:
Formerly named simply Wertheim, the Borough gained the rights of a market town in 1009. In the 14th century the prefix "Kreuz" was added, in order to distinguish the town from the namesake nearby city of Wertheim. The prefix had been chosen due to the existence of a cross on the local market square. It meanwhile is rebuilt. It appeared on town seals since around 1600. The lower half displays the family arms of the Counts of Wertheim , name givers of the town. The family gained the town as a fiefdom in 1362 and gained the right to establish a mint in 1368.
Source: Stadler 1965, p.90
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Mar 2022

The banner has never been approved officially. The arms were approved on 2 December 1958 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Mar 2022

Röttbach Borough

Röttbach Banner

It is a white-red-white vertical triband. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top with a black inscription "RÖTTBACH" in a rectangle on top of the shield.
Source: this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Mar 2022

Röttbach Coat of Arms

Shield parted per bend sinister, above right Gules a 6-spokes wheel Argent, beneath left Argent a key Azure in bend sinister.
Meaning:
The wheel is the symbol of the Archbishopric of Mainz, to which the village belonged for centuries. The key is the symbol of the Augustine Triefenstein Convent, which held privileges in the village for a long time.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Mar 2022

Banner and arms were approved on 1 May 1978.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Mar 2022

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