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'''Country''': Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''State''': [[Hessen]][[File:Hessen.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''District (Kreis)''': [[Odenwaldkreis]][[File:Odenwald.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 1972 [[Erbach (kreis)|Erbach]])<br><br><br>
'''Additions''':<br>
* 1971 Stockheim
* 1971 Vielbrunn
* 1971 Weiten-Gesäß
* 1972 Rehbach
* 1972 [[Steinbach (Michelstadt)|Steinbach]]
* 1972 Steinbuch
* 1972 Würzberg
 
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===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted in 1541 by Count Georg of Erbach, when the city received its new seal. The decoration in the lower field appears  on the seal from 1541, but is not mentioned in the grant.


The arms have not changed since.


'''MICHELSTADT'''
The stars are derived from the arms of the Counts of Erbach, but why the division of the shield was chosen is not known.


State : [[Hessen]]<br>
===Image gallery===
District (Kreis) : [[Odenwaldkreis]] (until 1972 [[Erbach (kreis)|Erbach]])<br>
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Additions : 1971 Stockheim, Vielbrunn, Weiten-Ges&auml;&szlig;; 1972 Rehbach, [[Steinbach (Michelstadt)|Steinbach]], Steinbuch, Würzberg
File:michelstadt1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Michelstadt/Arms (crest) of Michelstadt|The original document from 1541
File:michelstadtz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Michelstadt/Arms (crest) of Michelstadt|Seal from 1541 with the arms
File:Michelstadtz2.jpg|alt=Wappen von Michelstadt/Arms (crest) of Michelstadt|The seal from 1617
File:michelstadt.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Michelstadt/Arms (crest) of Michelstadt|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 
</gallery>


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'''[https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography/ Literature]''': Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
====Origin/meaning====
The arms were granted in 1541 by Count Georg of Erbach, when the city received its new seal. The decoration in the lower field appears in the early 17<sup>th</sup> century and was not part of the original arms. The arms have not changed since.The stars are derived from the arms of the Counts of Erbach, but why the division of the shield was chosen is not known.
 
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|align="center"|[[File:michelstadt.hagd.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925
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[[Literature]] : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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{{media}} Images from the Michelstadt council


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[[Category:German Municipalities M]]

Latest revision as of 06:51, 20 March 2025

Wappen von Michelstadt/Arms (crest) of Michelstadt
MICHELSTADT

Country: Germany
Germany.jpg




State: Hessen
Hessen.jpg




District (Kreis): Odenwaldkreis
Odenwald.kreis.jpg

(until 1972 Erbach)


Additions:

  • 1971 Stockheim
  • 1971 Vielbrunn
  • 1971 Weiten-Gesäß
  • 1972 Rehbach
  • 1972 Steinbach
  • 1972 Steinbuch
  • 1972 Würzberg
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1541 by Count Georg of Erbach, when the city received its new seal. The decoration in the lower field appears on the seal from 1541, but is not mentioned in the grant.

The arms have not changed since.

The stars are derived from the arms of the Counts of Erbach, but why the division of the shield was chosen is not known.

Image gallery

  • Wappen von Michelstadt/Arms (crest) of Michelstadt

    The original document from 1541

  • Wappen von Michelstadt/Arms (crest) of Michelstadt

    Seal from 1541 with the arms

  • Wappen von Michelstadt/Arms (crest) of Michelstadt

    The seal from 1617

  • Wappen von Michelstadt/Arms (crest) of Michelstadt

    The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.



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