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Geteilt von Blau und Silber; oben die strahlende, gesichte goldene Sonne, unten an grünem Rebstück hängend eine blaue Traube zwischen zwei grünen Blättern. | Geteilt von Blau und Silber; oben die strahlende, gesichte goldene Sonne, unten an grünem Rebstück hängend eine blaue Traube zwischen zwei grünen Blättern. | ||
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All three seals of the town, known from 1664 until the early 19<sup>th</sup> century, show the above arms with the sun and grapes. The grapes symbolise the importance of viticulture in the area. The sun is a canting element (from Sonnenhausen, or sun-house). In the 19th and 20<sup>th</sup> century the arms were continued. The colours were added in the 19<sup>th</sup> century. Compare also the arms of [[Winterhausen]]. | All three seals of the town, known from 1664 until the early 19<sup>th</sup> century, show the above arms with the sun and grapes. The grapes symbolise the importance of viticulture in the area. The sun is a canting element (from Sonnenhausen, or sun-house). In the 19th and 20<sup>th</sup> century the arms were continued. The colours were added in the 19<sup>th</sup> century. Compare also the arms of [[Winterhausen]]. | ||
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SOMMERHAUSEN
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Würzburg (until 1973 Ochsenfurt)
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Geteilt von Blau und Silber; oben die strahlende, gesichte goldene Sonne, unten an grünem Rebstück hängend eine blaue Traube zwischen zwei grünen Blättern.
Origin/meaning
All three seals of the town, known from 1664 until the early 19th century, show the above arms with the sun and grapes. The grapes symbolise the importance of viticulture in the area. The sun is a canting element (from Sonnenhausen, or sun-house). In the 19th and 20th century the arms were continued. The colours were added in the 19th century. Compare also the arms of Winterhausen.
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
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Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.