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'''GRÜNSTADT''' | '''GRÜNSTADT''' | ||
State : [[Rheinland-Pfalz]]<br/> | State : [[Rheinland-Pfalz]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Bad Dürkheim (kreis)|Bad Dürkheim]] (until 1969 [[Frankenthal (kreis)|Frankenthal]])<br/> | District (Kreis) : [[Bad Dürkheim (kreis)|Bad Dürkheim]] (until 1969 [[Frankenthal (kreis)|Frankenthal]])<br/> | ||
Additions : 1969 [[Asselheim]], [[Sausenheim]] | Additions: 1969 [[Asselheim]], [[Sausenheim]] | ||
[[File:grunstad.jpg|center]] | [[File:grunstad.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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In Grün ein rotbewehrter silberner Adler, bewinkelt von vier gleichschenkligen goldenen Kreuzchen. | |+Official blazon | ||
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| In Grün ein rotbewehrter silberner Adler, bewinkelt von vier gleichschenkligen goldenen Kreuzchen. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on June 6, 1890. | The arms were granted on June 6, 1890. | ||
The arms are already known form a seal dating from the end of the 14<sup>th</sup> century. The eagle is taken from the arms of the counts of Leiningen, who owned the town in the 14<sup>th</sup> century. The origin of the crosses is unknown. It has been stated that these were taken from the arms of the counts of Leiningen-Westerburg, but this family acquired Grünstadt not before 1467. It is more likely that they bear a reference to the Weissenburg abbey in the village. | The arms are already known form a seal dating from the end of the 14<sup>th</sup> century. The eagle is taken from the arms of the counts of Leiningen, who owned the town in the 14<sup>th</sup> century. The origin of the crosses is unknown. It has been stated that these were taken from the arms of the counts of Leiningen-Westerburg, but this family acquired Grünstadt not before 1467. It is more likely that they bear a reference to the Weissenburg abbey in the village. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:grunstadtz1.jpg|center]] <br/>seal from the 15th century | |align="center"|[[File:grunstadtz1.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>seal from the 15th century | ||
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The former arms were officially granted on July 27, 1841. | The former arms were officially granted on July 27, 1841. | ||
[[File:grunstad1.jpg|center]] | [[File:grunstad1.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
These were based on a wrong interpretation of the old seal, and showed a crescent and a cross in the lower corners of the shield. Even though the arms were officially granted in a canting green (Grün) field, the city used the historical blue colour until the 1880s, see below | These were based on a wrong interpretation of the old seal, and showed a crescent and a cross in the lower corners of the shield. Even though the arms were officially granted in a canting green (Grün) field, the city used the historical blue colour until the 1880s, see below | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:grunstad2.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms as used between 1841 and the 1880s | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1892.jpg|center|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:grunstadt.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:grunstad2.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used between 1841 and the 1880s | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:grunstadt.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}60.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Municipal stationery, 1960s | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities G|Grunstadt]] | [[Category:German Municipalities G|Grunstadt]] |
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