Gelchsheim

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GELCHSHEIM

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Würzburg (until 1973 Ochsenfurt)
Additions: 1978 Oellingen, Osthausen

Wappen von Gelchsheim/Arms (crest) of Gelchsheim
Official blazon
German

Gespalten von Silber und Gold; vorne ein durchgehendes schwarzes Kreuz; hinten auf silberner Mondsichel stehend die golden gekrönte Gottesmutter im blauen Mantel und roten Untergewand, auf dem linken Arm das nackte Jesuskind, dessen Kopf von Strahlen umgeben ist.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 25, 1538 by Walter von Crohnberg, Master of the Teutonic Order. The Order owned the village since 1401. The arms are a combination of the cross of the Order and the St. Mary, patron saint of the Order. The original document still exists and the arms have not changed since.

Wappen von Gelchsheim/Coat of arms (crest) of Gelchsheim

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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