Muckental

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MUCKENTHAL

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Neckar-Odenwald Kreis (until 1973 Mosbach)
Incorporated into: 1973 Elztal

Official blazon

In Silber eine schwarze Fliege mit grünen Flügeln.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted in 1903.

The arms show a fly, even though the name means Valley of Mosquitoes.The oldest seal from 1784 shows an insect, although it is not clear whether it is a fly or a mosquito.