Buchen (Odenwald)
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BUCHEN
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Neckar-Odenwald Kreis (until 1973 Buchen)
Additions : 1971 Stürzenhardt; 1972 Unterneudorf; 1973 Bödigheim, Einbach, Oberneudorf, Waldhausen; 1974 Götzingen, Hainstadt, Hettigenbeuern, Hettingen, Rinschheim; 1975 Eberstadt, Hollerbach
Official blazon
- (de) In silber auf grünem Dreiberg, auf dessen äußeren Kuppe je ein auswärts geneigter grüner Zweig, eine grüne Buche, deren Stamm beheftet mit einem gelehnten roten Schild, darin ein sechsspeichiges silbernes Rad.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted in 1964 and again on June 9, 1989.
Buchen received city rights around 1216 from the Lords of Dürn, and became a possession of the State of Mainz around 1300. The city belonged to Mainz until 1803.
The oldest known seal dates from around 1309 and shows a canting beech tree (Buche) with a small shield with the wheel of Mainz. All later seals and images show the same combination. The arms are thus based on the oldest seal.
The seal from 1625 |
The seal from the 18th century until 1852 |
19th century municipal stamp |
19th century municipal stamp |
The municipal stamp shown in 1892 |
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Municipal stationery, 1960s |
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Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.