Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) German Civic Heraldry

BAD KISSINGEN (KG)

State : Bayern
Additions : 1972 Bad Brückenau, Hammelburg

Origin/meaning:
The arms were granted on May 29, 1973.

The chief shows the symbol for a health resort (Bad), three of the largest Bavarian resorts are in the district. The upper right half shows the eagle and chequered filed of the arms of the Counts of Henneberg. The Counts of Henneberg ruled a large part of the district for many centuries. Another, newer, version of their arms was also part of the arms of Hammelburg. The cross is the cross of the State of Fulda and is taken from the arms of Bad Brückenau.

The previous arms were granted on February 12, 1963.

The arms show the three most important rulers in the district in former times. The chief shows the arms of Bayern, as the district is part of Bayern. The chicken on a mountain are the canting arms of the counts of Henneberg, who owned the main part of the district until the 14^th century. The third field shows the arms of Fanken, which are the arms of the Prince-bishops of Würzburg, who gradually acquired most of the area during the 13th-18^th century.

The following cities, towns and municipalities belong to the Bad Kissingen District :

Cities Bad Brückenau Bad Kissingen Hammelburg Münnerstadt Towns Bad Bocklet Burkardroth Elfershausen Euerdorf Geroda Maßbach Oberthulba Schondra Sulzthal Wildflecken Zeitlofs

Municipalities Aura a.d.Saale Fuchsstadt Motten Nüdlingen Oberleichtersbach Oerlenbach Ramsthal Rannungen Riedenberg Thundorf in Unterfranken Wartmannsroth

Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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