Last modified: 2021-10-09 by 
klaus-michael schneider
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![[Kaltennordheim city banner]](../images/d/de-sc-02-kn_.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
The community itself and the following municipalities have no proper banners: Birx,Erbenhausen, Frankenheim in Rhön and Oberweid.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
It is a blue-white-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1 and arms shifted towards the top in the white stripe.
Sources: this online catalogue and §2(2) of local Hauptsatzung, version 6 February 2019
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
Shield Azure an embattled tower Argent, in open port Or a hen statant Sable armed Gules on top of a triplemount issuant Vert.
Meaning:
The region was donated to the Fulda Abbey in 795. The village was finally acquired by the Counts of Henneberg in 1315. They also finished the construction of a local castle in 1335. In 1583 the village became a possession of the Wettin kin, in 1660 of Sachsen-Weimar, in 1671 of Sachsen-Eisenach and finally in 1741 again of the Duchy of Sachsen-Weimar, where it remained until918. The village gained city rights in 1562, was however considered to be a mere market town until the 18th century. The city rights were confirmed in 1927.
The pattern of the arms is based on a city seal from the 16th century. The tower is symbolising the status of the city while hen and mount are representing the Counts of Henneberg as local rulers. The pattern remained basically the same but changed in details. The tower had been red between 1925 (Otto Hupp) probably until 1989, when the GDR was dissolved. Afterwards for a short range the tower had been red on a blue background.
Sources: Bensing et alii 1984, p.218 and §2(1) of local Hauptsatzung, version 6 February 2019
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
Banner and current arms were adopted on 22 January 2019 by the local council.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
![[Fischbach in Rhön borough banner]](../images/d/de-sc-02-kn-fb_.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
It is a white-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
Shield Argent parted by a fess wavy Azure, charged with a sinister facing trout Argent, issuant from base a mount Vert.
Meaning:
The blue fess wavy, representing a creek and the trout, a fish, together are canting for the name of the municipality. The mount is a representation of the Umpfen, a mountain, and the location in the Rhön, a local mountain range.
Source: Hartmut Ulle: "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", vol. 2, Erfurt 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
Banner and arms were approved on 30 June 1993.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
![[Kaltensundheim borough banner]](../images/d/de-sc-02-kn-ks_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
It is a blue-white-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:3:1 and arms shifted towards the top in the white stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
Shield Azure parted by a cross Argent with intersection point shifted to top and charged with a compass rose Azure on a disc Argent, in base a stepped gable Gules fimbriated Argent with two embowed windows Argent in fess.
Meaning:
The white cross is referring to important local crossroads. The compass rose has a slightly bigger pointer to the south. The name is derived from Kaltensuedheim as counterpart of Kaltennordheim. The stepped gable is that one of the local fortified church, dedicated to St. Alban.
Source: Hartmut Ulle: "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", 2nd edition, Langensalza, 2011, p.151
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
Banner and arms were approved on 28 March 1995.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
![[Klings borough banner]](../images/d/de-sc-02-kn-kg_.gif)
5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
It is a yellow-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
Shield Azure a bell Or, charged with an oval Argent parted by a cross Sable, flanked by two trouts haurient embowed addorsed Argent spotted Or.
Meaning:
The bell is taken from old village seals and is a canting symbol (German: "klingen" means "to chime"). According to a legend a chapel was named Clingison and was built close to a lake rich of trout, hence the trout with the golden discs. The village had been a possession of the Fulda Abbey for centuries, which is symbolised by the small black cross.
Source: Hartmut Ulle: "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", vol. 3, Erfurt 1998
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
Banner and arms were approved on 9 June 1994.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Oct 2021
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