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'''MERZHAUSEN''' | '''MERZHAUSEN''' | ||
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District (Kreis) : [[Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald]] (until 1973 [[Freiburg (kreis)|Freiburg]]) | District (Kreis) : [[Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald]] (until 1973 [[Freiburg (kreis)|Freiburg]]) | ||
[[File:merzhaus.jpg|center]] | [[File:merzhaus.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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In Silber ein aufgerichteter, silberner, rotbewehrter (St. Galler) Bär, in den Vorderpranken den von Gold und Grün geteilten (Snewelinschen) Wappenschild haltend. | |+Official blazon | ||
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| In Silber ein aufgerichteter, silberner, rotbewehrter (St. Galler) Bär, in den Vorderpranken den von Gold und Grün geteilten (Snewelinschen) Wappenschild haltend. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on January 16, 1964. | The arms were officially granted on January 16, 1964. | ||
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The old seals of the village showed a rather different composition, see below. The seal showed a small chapel with the symbol of the Roman god Mars and an animal, most likely a horse. The composition may be canting, Mars-house, there is also a chapel named after Mars mentioned in the village until the 18th century. <br> | The old seals of the village showed a rather different composition, see below. The seal showed a small chapel with the symbol of the Roman god Mars and an animal, most likely a horse. The composition may be canting, Mars-house, there is also a chapel named after Mars mentioned in the village until the 18th century. <br> | ||
The horse could be a canting element ( | The horse could be a canting element (Mähre or mare), but has also been described as a dog. Until 1945 the seals showed this composition, after 1945 the seals showed the whole in a shield, making it unofficial arms. As it is a rather non heraldic composition, the State Archives proposed the above arms in 1963. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:merzhausenz1.jpg|center]] <br/>The seal of 1660 | |align="center"|[[File:merzhausenz1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The seal of 1660 | ||
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[[Literature]] : John and Heine, 1989 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: John and Heine, 1989 | |||
[[Category:German Municipalities M]] | [[Category:German Municipalities M]] | ||
[[Category:Baden-Württemberg]] | [[Category:Baden-Württemberg]] | ||