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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


'''MICHELSTADT'''
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State : [[Hessen]]<br>
District (Kreis) : [[Odenwaldkreis]] (until 1972 [[Erbach (kreis)|Erbach]])<br>
Additions : 1971 Stockheim, Vielbrunn, Weiten-Ges&auml;&szlig;; 1972 Rehbach, [[Steinbach (Michelstadt)|Steinbach]], Steinbuch, Würzberg
 
[[File:michelst.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
   
   
===Origin/meaning===
===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 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.


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The arms have not changed since.
|align="center"|[[File:michelstadt1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The original document from 1541
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|align="center"|[[File:michelstadtz1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>Seal from 1541 with the arms
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The arms have not changed since.<br>
The stars are derived from the arms of the Counts of Erbach, but why the division of the shield was chosen is not known.
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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===Image gallery===
|align="center"|[[File:michelstadt.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925   
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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>


[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
'''[https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography/ Literature]''': Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.


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{{media}} Images from the Michelstadt council
{{media}} Images from the Michelstadt council


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