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'''CREUZBURG'''
'''CREUZBURG'''

Revision as of 15:12, 26 December 2022


CREUZBURG

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Wartburgkreis (until 1994 Eisenach)
Additions : 1994 Scherbda
Incorporated into : 2020 Amt Creuzburg

Wappen von Creuzburg/Arms (crest) of Creuzburg
Official blazon
German

In Blau eine dreitürmige silberne Burg mit geschlossenem goldenem Tor, der starke Mittelturm mit einem goldenen Kreuz.

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Origin/meaning

The arms simply show a fortified town (Burg) with a small cross (Kreuz) and thus are canting. The composition already appeared on seals from the 13th century. Creuzburg received city rights in 1213 from Count Hermann I and it is likely that the seal was made in the same year.

Seal of Creuzburg

Seal from around 1900
Seal of Creuzburg

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Creuzburg

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925


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Literature: Ulle, 1998