Buchen (Odenwald)

BUCHEN

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Neckar-Odenwald Kreis (until 1973 Buchen)
Additions : 1971 Stürzenhardt; 1972 Unterneudorf; 1973 Bödigheim, Einbach, Oberneudorf, Waldhausen; 1974 Götzingen, Hainstadt, Hettigenbeuern, Hettingen, Rinschheim; 1975 Eberstadt, Hollerbach

Official blazon

German	In silber auf grünem Dreiberg, auf dessen äußeren Kuppe je ein auswärts geneigter grüner Zweig, eine grüne Buche, deren Stamm beheftet mit einem gelehnten roten Schild, darin ein sechsspeichiges silbernes Rad.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1964 and again on June 9, 1989.

Buchen received city rights around 1216 from the Lords of Dürn, and became a possession of the State of Mainz around 1300. The city belonged to Mainz until 1803.

The oldest known seal dates from around 1309 and shows a canting beech tree (Buche) with a small shield with the wheel of Mainz. All later seals and images show the same combination. The arms are thus based on the oldest seal.

The seal from 1625	The seal from the 18th century until 1852
19th century municipal stamp	19th century municipal stamp
The municipal stamp shown in 1892	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Municipal stationery, 1960s

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.