Hausen (Eichsfeld)

HAUSEN

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Eichsfeld

Official blazon
German	Gespalten von Blau und Rot mit einer verkürzten eingebogenen silbernen Spitze; vom ein wachsender, goldener Bischofsstab, hinten ein wachsendes gestürztes silbernes Schwert, in der Spitze drei schwarze Häuser mit silbernen Fenstern.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 12, 1993.

The crosier symbolises the Cistercian Abbey in Reifenstein, which had many possessions in the area. The sword is one of the symbols of St. Catherine, the local patron saint. The base shows three canting houses (Hausen).

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