Bad Rodach
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BAD RODACH
(until 2000 Rodach bei Coburg)
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Coburg
Additions : 1970 Rudelsdorf; 1971 Roßfeld; 1972 Mährenhausen,Sülzfeld; 1975 Lempertshausen,Oettingshausen; 1978 Breitenau, Elsa (1928 Schweighof), Gauerstadt, Langenbergen (1971 Grattstadt, Heldritt)
Official blazon
In Gold ein rot bewehrter schwarzer Löwe.
Origin/meaning
The arms show the lion of the Markgraves of Meissen, who acquired the city in 1353. The arms date from the late 14th century and have not changed since, except for the composition on some of the smaller seals of the city in the 17th and 18th centuries. On these seals the lion is show double-tailed (compare also Neustadt bei Coburg).
Seal from around 1900 |
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
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Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.