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'''EICHA''' | |||
State : [[Thüringen]]<br/> | State : [[Thüringen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Hildburghausen (kreis)|Hildburghausen]]<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Hildburghausen (kreis)|Hildburghausen]]<br/> | ||
Incorporated into : 1993 [[Gleichamberg]] (2012 [[Römhild]]) | Incorporated into: 1993 [[Gleichamberg]] (2012 [[Römhild]]) | ||
[[File:eicha.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | |||
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=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially granted on December 2, 1991. | |||
The oak leaf is a canting element, Eiche means oak. The main activity of the villagers for many centuries was pig farming. This is symbolised by the small acorns, which are a favourite food of pigs, as well as by the two small bells, which the pigs carried when they were herded in the area. The Tau cross is the symbol of the local patron saint, St. Anthony, whose symbol also is a pig. | |||
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[[Literature]] : Ulle, 1998 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Ulle, 1998 | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities | [[Category:German Municipalities E]] | ||
[[Category:Thüringen]] | [[Category:Thüringen]] | ||
[[Category:Hildburghausen]] | [[Category:Hildburghausen]] | ||
[[Category:Granted | [[Category:Granted 1991]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:01, 28 January 2024
EICHA
State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Hildburghausen
Incorporated into: 1993 Gleichamberg (2012 Römhild)
| German | blazon wanted |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on December 2, 1991.
The oak leaf is a canting element, Eiche means oak. The main activity of the villagers for many centuries was pig farming. This is symbolised by the small acorns, which are a favourite food of pigs, as well as by the two small bells, which the pigs carried when they were herded in the area. The Tau cross is the symbol of the local patron saint, St. Anthony, whose symbol also is a pig.
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Literature: Ulle, 1998