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'''AUERBACH''' | '''AUERBACH''' | ||
State : [[Hessen]]<br/> | State : [[Hessen]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Bergstrasse]] <br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Bergstrasse]] <br/> | ||
Incorporated into : 1939 [[Bensheim]] | Incorporated into: 1939 [[Bensheim]] | ||
[[File:auerbach2.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:auerbach2.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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Von Gold und Blau geteilter Schild, oben der blau bewehrte wachsende rote Löwe von Katzenelnbogen, unten drei (2:1) goldene Kugeln. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were proposed in 1956 and later adopted by the Bensheim council as village arms. | The arms were proposed in 1956 and later adopted by the Bensheim council as village arms. | ||
The oldest seal of the village dates from 1507 and shows the local patron saint, St. Nicholas. The second seal, known since 1622, shows the same saint, but now as a supporter behind the arms of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen (see image below). A third seal shows the same composition. | The oldest seal of the village dates from 1507 and shows the local patron saint, St. Nicholas. The second seal, known since 1622, shows the same saint, but now as a supporter behind the arms of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen (see image below). A third seal shows the same composition. | ||
[[File:auerbach2z1.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:auerbach2z1.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
The arms show the lion of [[Katzenelnbogen]] and three golden coins for St. Nicholas. | The arms show the lion of [[Katzenelnbogen]] and three golden coins for St. Nicholas. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Hessisches Ortswappenbuch, 1956. Image from the Bensheim Council | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Hessisches Ortswappenbuch, 1956. Image from the Bensheim Council | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities A]] | [[Category:German Municipalities A]] | ||
[[Category:Hessen]] | [[Category:Hessen]] | ||
[[Category:Bergstrasse]] | [[Category:Bergstrasse]] | ||