Fürth (Odenwald)

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FÜRTH

State : Hessen
District (Kreis) : Bergstrasse
Additions : 1970 Fahrenbach, Lutzenbach, Steinbach; 1971 Brombach, Ellenbach, Erlenbach (1970 Seidenbach), Kröckelbach, Krumbach, Linnenbach, Weschnitz

Official blazon
German	In Silber ein schwebendes, breites rotes Fußspitzkreuz, in der Mitte belegt mit dem silbernen Großbuchstaben F.
English	(Odenwald) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1926.

The oldest seal of Fürth is mentioned in the 16^th century, but the oldest known surviving seal dates from 1626. It shows the letter F and a trefoil, a common village symbol in the area. The new arms combine the letter F with the cross of the arms of the Lorsch Abbey, as the largest part of the village was a possession of the Abbey from 1232 to the 18^th century.