Gehren

GEHREN

State : Thüringen
District (Kreis) : Ilm-Kreis
Additions: 2013 Möhrenbach
Incorporated into: 2018 Ilmenau

Official blazon
German	In Gold auf grünem Boden ein Wilder Mann mit Laubkrone und Laubschurz, in der linken Hand eine bewurzelte Fichte haltend.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms have been used since 1855.

The oldest seal of the town showed since the 16^th century a walking man, holding a stick or crosier. The new arms were designed after the granting of the city rights by the Princes of Schwarzburg, whose arms showed two savages as supporters.

The municipal stamp shown in 1892

Seal from around 1900

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