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<center>''' {{uc:Merzhausen}} '''</center><br> | |||
'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Baden-Württemberg]][[File:badenwur.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald]][[File:breisgau.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 1973 [[Freiburg (kreis)|Freiburg]])<br><br><br> | |||
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In 1803 all the Austrian possessions became part of Baden. The family thus were the longest rules of the village and thus their ancient arms are held by the bear. | In 1803 all the Austrian possessions became part of Baden. The family thus were the longest rules of the village and thus their ancient arms are held by the bear. | ||
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 | 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 18<sup>th</sup> 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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File:Merzhausenz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Merzhausen/Arms (crest) of Merzhausen|The seal of 1660 | |||
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'''[https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography/ Literature]''': John and Heine, 1989 | |||
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[[Category:German Municipalities M]] | [[Category:German Municipalities M]] | ||
[[Category:Baden-Württemberg]] | [[Category:Baden-Württemberg]] | ||