Gädheim

GÄDHEIM

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Hassberge (until 1973 Hassfurt)
Additions: 1978 Greßhausen, Ottendorf

Official blazon
German	In Rot ein silbernes Eichen-, Linden- und Kastanienblatt im Dreipass.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 1, 1980.

The three leaves represent the three former municipalities. The oak leaf stands for Gädheim, as part of the lands around the village are known as Eichenbühl (Eiche=oak). The chestnut leaf refers to the two large monumental chestnuts at the time in Greßhausen. The linden leaf refers to the Türkenlinde in Ottendorf.

The colours are those of the State of Würzburg, to which the villages historically belonged.

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