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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | |||
'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Hessen]][[File:Hessen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Vogelsbergkreis]][[File:Vogelsbe.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 1972 [[Alsfeld (kreis)|Alsfeld]])<br><br> | |||
'''Additions''':<br> | |||
* 1971 Eulersdorf | |||
* 1971 Reimenrod | |||
* 1971 Schwarz | |||
* 1971 Udenhausen | |||
* 1971 Wallersdorf | |||
* 1972 Bieben | |||
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| | | In Gold ein blau gekleideter Grebe mit rotem Speer und silbernem Schwert. | ||
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The arms were probably designed in the early 17<sup>th</sup> century, as city rights were granted in 1605. The man already appeared in the oldest known seal, dating from 1624. The man is a canting figure, Greben (medieval militiaman), in a 17<sup>th</sup> century uniform. All later seals and images how the same composition, although the shape and colours of the figure have changed regularly during the centuries. The above colours are the historical colours used since the 17<sup>th</sup> century. | The arms were probably designed in the early 17<sup>th</sup> century, as city rights were granted in 1605. The man already appeared in the oldest known seal, dating from 1624. The man is a canting figure, Greben (medieval militiaman), in a 17<sup>th</sup> century uniform. All later seals and images how the same composition, although the shape and colours of the figure have changed regularly during the centuries. The above colours are the historical colours used since the 17<sup>th</sup> century. | ||
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| | File:Grebenauz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Grebenau/Arms (crest) of Grebenau|The seal from 1624 | ||
File:grebenau.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
{{de}} | {{de}} | ||