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'''GRÄFENHAINICHEN''' | '''GRÄFENHAINICHEN''' | ||
State : [[Sachsen-Anhalt]]<br/> | State : [[Sachsen-Anhalt]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Wittenberg (kreis)|Wittenberg]]<br> | District (Kreis) : [[Wittenberg (kreis)|Wittenberg]]<br> | ||
Additions : 2007 Jüdenberg; 2011 [[Möhlau]], Schköna, Tornau, Zschornewitz | Additions: 2007 Jüdenberg; 2011 [[Möhlau]], Schköna, Tornau, Zschornewitz | ||
[[File:grafenh2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:grafenh2.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on December 17, 1993. | The arms were granted on December 17, 1993. | ||
The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from 1477. The arms show a tower, symbol for the fortified city, and a small shield with the arms of Meissen. In 1377 the city was acquired by the Counts of Meissen.<br/> | The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from 1477. The arms show a tower, symbol for the fortified city, and a small shield with the arms of Meissen. In 1377 the city was acquired by the [[Margravate of Meissen|Counts of Meissen]].<br/> | ||
The oldest use of the composition as arms dates from around 1700. The addition of the laurel branch most likely is a misinterpretation of the decoration on the oldest seal. | The oldest use of the composition as arms dates from around 1700. The addition of the laurel branch most likely is a misinterpretation of the decoration on the oldest seal. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:grafenhainichen.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1892.jpg|center|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:grafenhai.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms during DDR times and until 1993 | |align="center"|[[File:1083b.wsa.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|Wappen-Sammlung]] (1900) | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:3645.aba.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
|align="center"|[[File:grafenhainichen.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:grafenhai.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms during DDR times and until 1993 | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Bensing et al., 1984; new image obtained from stadtinformation@graefenhainichen.de | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Bensing et al., 1984; new image obtained from stadtinformation@graefenhainichen.de | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities G|Grafenhainichen]] | [[Category:German Municipalities G|Grafenhainichen]] | ||