Sankt Johann: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "{{media}}" to " {{de1}} {{media1}}") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "{{de}}" to "") |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
''' SANKT JOHANN''' | ''' SANKT JOHANN''' | ||
Revision as of 05:15, 27 December 2022
SANKT JOHANN
State : Saarland
District (Kreis) : Regionalverband Saarbrücken
Incorporated into: 1909 Saarbrücken
| German | |
| English | Johann No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on November 20, 1876.
The arms show the arms of the combined cities of Sankt Johann and Saarbrücken as used from 1456-1856 as an escutcheon on the Royal Prussian eagle. The arms were also used as 'small arms', i.e. without the Prussian eagle
 The small arms from 1876 |
Sankt Johann became a separate city in 1859 and from 1859-1876 only a red rose was used as arms. The origin of the rose is not known, but was used as the symbol for the city since 1456.
 The arms of 1859 |
Literature: Lehne and Kohler, 1981
