Gossel

GOSSEL

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Ilm-Kreis

Official blazon
German	In Schwarz das Brustbild eines Mannes mit goldenem Bart und Haaren im goldenem Gewand und einem mit einer Muschel verzierten goldenen Hut, in beiden Händen einen goldenen gekrümmten Stab haltend, rechts oben begleitet von drei (2:1) goldenen Kugeln; im goldenen Schildfuss drei balkenweise angeordnete schwarze gemeine Kreuze.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 1, 1995.

The arms show in the upper half the image of St. James, the patron saint of the nearby Cistercian convent, who also appeared on the local seal from the 17^th century. The three golden balls are the symbol of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of the former church. The three crosses in the base symbolise the three devotion crosses in the municipality.

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