Gotha

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GOTHA

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Gotha
Additions: 1922 Siebleben; 1974 Sundhausen; 1994 Boilstädt, Uelleben

Wappen von Gotha/Arms (crest) of Gotha
Official blazon
German

Geteilt; das obere Feld in Gold, das untere dreimal geteilt von Schwarz und Rot; in Schildmitte ein nimbierter Bischof auf einem mit Greifenköpfen verzier­ten goldenen Sessel sitzend, in der Rechten den Krumm stab, in der Linken ein Buch haltend; über ihm schwe­bend eine fünftürmige rote Mauerkrone; auf der linken Seite die Buchstaben S. Goth, rechts HAR DVS (St. Gothardus).

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show St. Gothardus (961-1038), Bishop of Hildesheim. He already appears in the oldest known seal of the city, dating from 1250. Why the bishop is chosen is not clear, it may be as a canting symbol. There is no historical relation between the city and the bishop.

The basic composition has not changed since, but the shape of the saint and the other attributes has changed considerably during the centuries.

Hupp showed in the 1920s the arms in a more simplified version:

Siegel von Gotha

The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Wappen von Gotha/Coat of arms (crest) of Gotha

The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)
Arms (crest) of Gotha

The arms in the Abadie albums
Wappen von Gotha/Coat of arms (crest) of Gotha

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

The arms in a 1930s album
Wappen von Gotha/Coat of arms (crest) of Gotha

Postal cancellation 1975
Wappen von Gotha/Coat of arms (crest) of Gotha

Postal cancellation 1980





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Literature: Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s; Benzing et al, 1984; Ulle, 1997