Neustadt (Odenwald)

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NEUSTADT (ODENWALD)

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Odenwaldkreis (until 1972 Erbach)
Additions : 1970 Rai-Breitenbach
Incorporated into : 1971 Breuberg

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1927.

The arms show a star taken from the arms of the lords of Erbach, and the rose taken from the arms of the Counts and Princes of Löwenstein-Wertheim. The two families ruled the town and local castle together until 1806. The oldest seal of the town, dating from 1600 shows three roses and three stars. The sword is a symbol for the local court, which operated for many centuries.