Bauerbach

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BAUERBACH

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Incorporated into : 2012 Grabfeld

Official blazon

(de) In Gold, über schwarzen Schildfuss mit Wellenschnitt, ein nach rechts schreitender, schwarz gekleideter Mann in Bäuerlicher Tracht, in der rechten Hand einen Stock haltend.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 22, 1992.

The arms are based on the old village seal from 1855. It already shows the canting composition of a farmer (Bauer) and a river (Bach). Although generally seen as a farmer, the figure may also have been a judge or similar, due to the stick, which has been interpreted as a judge's staff.

The colours are taken from those of the Counts of Henneberg, whose castle was only a few killometers from the village.