Kranichfeld

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KRANICHFELD

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Weimarer Land

Wappen von Kranichfeld/Arms (crest) of Kranichfeld
Official blazon
German In Silber auf grünem Boden ein goldener Kranich mit schwarzem Schnabel und Beinen, einen braunen Stein in der erhobenen rechten Kralle haltend, beseitet von der Jahreszahl 1650; im rechten Obereck eine blaue Wolke, aus der ein rotbekleideter Arm einen grünenPalmenzweig über den Kranich hält.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, showing a crane. The village developed around the castle of the Lords of Kranichfeld and took their name in medieval times. The family became extinct in 1380 and their possessions were inherited by the Counts of Kirchhberg and in 1455 to the Counts of Reuss. The oldest known seal of the city dates from 1650 and shows the crane under a hand with a plam tree coming from a cloud. This seal was adopted as the arms of the city.

Siegel von Kranichfeld

The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Seal of Kranichfeld

Seal from around 1900
Seal of Kranichfeld

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Kranichfeld/Coat of arms (crest) of Kranichfeld

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Wappen von Kranichfeld/Coat of arms (crest) of Kranichfeld

The arms during DDR times





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Literature: Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984; Ulle, 1998