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'''EICHA''' | |||
State : [[Thüringen]]<br/> | State : [[Thüringen]]<br/> | ||
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Incorporated into : 1993 [[Gleichamberg]] (2012 [[Römhild]]) | Incorporated into : 1993 [[Gleichamberg]] (2012 [[Römhild]]) | ||
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====Official blazon==== | ====Official blazon==== | ||
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====Origin/meaning==== | ====Origin/meaning==== | ||
The arms were granted on | The arms were officially granted on December 2, 1991. | ||
The | 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. | ||
[[Literature]] : Ulle, 1998 | [[Literature]] : Ulle, 1998 | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities | [[Category:German Municipalities E]] | ||
[[Category:Thüringen]] | [[Category:Thüringen]] | ||
[[Category:Hildburghausen]] | [[Category:Hildburghausen]] | ||
[[Category:Granted | [[Category:Granted 1991]] | ||
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) |
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EICHA
State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Hildburghausen
Incorporated into : 1993 Gleichamberg (2012 Römhild)
Official blazon
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.
Literature : Ulle, 1998