Vacha

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VACHA

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Wartburgkreis (until 1994 Bad Salzungen)
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft : Vacha
Additions : 1994 Oberzella

Wappen von Vacha/Arms (crest) of Vacha
Official blazon
German In Blau eine eingebogene gestürzte goldene Spitze über einer dreibogigen silbernen Steinbrücke und blauem Wasser; in der Spitze ein nimbierter wachsender Bischof im roten Ornat, in der rechten Hand ein Bischofsstab, in der linken ein goldenes Buch haltend; beseitet vom von einer goldenen Ähre, hinten von einem goldenen Zahnrad, überdeckt von einem goldenen Hammer, alles nach der Figur belegt.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on December 15, 1950 and confirmed on August 7, 1996.

The saint in the arms shows a bishop for either St. Bonifatius, the patron saint of the Fulda Abbey to which the town belonged in medieval times, or St. Vitus, the patron saint of the town. St. Bonifatius already appeared on the seal of the city in 1292, but was in the 17th century replaced by St. Vitus. The bridge is the bridge over the Werra, built in 1342. The other symbols represent agriculture and industry.

Wappen von Vacha/Coat of arms (crest) of Vacha

The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730
Seal of Vacha

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

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





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