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'''GROSSKROTZENBURG''' | '''GROSSKROTZENBURG''' | ||
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District (Kreis) : [[Main-Kinzig Kreis]] (until 1976 [[Hanau (kreis)|Hanau]]) | District (Kreis) : [[Main-Kinzig Kreis]] (until 1976 [[Hanau (kreis)|Hanau]]) | ||
[[File:grosskro.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:grosskro.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The wall symbolises the fact that the village developed within the walls of a Roman fortified castle. In the 10<sup>th</sup> century the village and surroundings were a possession of the St. Peter chapter of Mainz, hence the two crossed keys, the symbol of St. Peter. The colours are derived from the colours of the [[Mainz (State)|State of Mainz]], to which the village belonged from the 9<sup>th</sup> century until 1803. | The wall symbolises the fact that the village developed within the walls of a Roman fortified castle. In the 10<sup>th</sup> century the village and surroundings were a possession of the St. Peter chapter of Mainz, hence the two crossed keys, the symbol of St. Peter. The colours are derived from the colours of the [[Mainz (State)|State of Mainz]], to which the village belonged from the 9<sup>th</sup> century until 1803. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}60.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Municipal stationery, 1960s | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities G|Grosskrotzenburg]] | |||
[[Category:Hessen|Grosskrotzenburg]] | [[Category:Hessen|Grosskrotzenburg]] | ||
[[Category:Main-Kinzig Kreis|Grosskrotzenburg]] | [[Category:Main-Kinzig Kreis|Grosskrotzenburg]] | ||
[[Category:Hanau|Grosskrotzenburg]] | [[Category:Hanau|Grosskrotzenburg]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1950|Grosskrotzenburg]] | [[Category:Granted 1950|Grosskrotzenburg]] |
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