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Geteilt von Blau und Silber; oben die strahlende, gesichte goldene Sonne, unten an grünem Rebstück hängend eine blaue Traube zwischen zwei grünen Blättern. | Geteilt von Blau und Silber; oben die strahlende, gesichte goldene Sonne, unten an grünem Rebstück hängend eine blaue Traube zwischen zwei grünen Blättern. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
All three seals of the town, known from 1664 until the early 19<sup>th</sup> century, show the above arms with the sun and grapes. The grapes symbolise the importance of viticulture in the area. The sun is a canting element (from Sonnenhausen, or sun-house). In the 19th and 20<sup>th</sup> century the arms were continued. The colours were added in the 19<sup>th</sup> century. Compare also the arms of [[Winterhausen]]. | All three seals of the town, known from 1664 until the early 19<sup>th</sup> century, show the above arms with the sun and grapes. The grapes symbolise the importance of viticulture in the area. The sun is a canting element (from Sonnenhausen, or sun-house). In the 19th and 20<sup>th</sup> century the arms were continued. The colours were added in the 19<sup>th</sup> century. Compare also the arms of [[Winterhausen]]. | ||