Reichelsheim (Odenwald) Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Reichelsheim im Odenwald, Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: reichelsheim(odenwald) | ober-kainsbach | oak(forest) | star(6-point) | bend(wavy) | coronet |
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• Reichelsheim im Odenwald Municipality
• Coat of Arms
• Ober-Kainsbach Village
• Ober-Kainsbach Coat of Arms

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Reichelsheim im Odenwald Municipality

Banner:
It is a plain white banner. The coat of arms is shifted to the top. At the top is a black, Gothic inscription " Reichelsheim / Odw."
inhabitants 9,122
Odenwald County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
banner approved in 1967
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 9 August 2006

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules with base Or, issuant from base three acorned oaks Or alternating with two oak saplings of the same, in chief three 6-point stars Or.
Meaning:
The arms are based on a court seal from the 17th century. The three stars are taken from the arms of the Counts of Erbach, which had been vassals of the Palatine Counts upon Rhine since the 13th century. The village had been a suburb of Fränkisch-Crumbach in the beginning and became later seat of a court (German: Centgericht) The oaks are symbolising the surrounding Odenwald forest.
The arms were approved in 1923 by Minister of Interior of Hesse. Acc. to Klemens Stadler (1967) the stars in chief had been Argent.
Source: Stadler 1967, p.76
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 May 2017

Ober-Kainsbach Village

Banner:
The banner is off-centred quartered of red and white. The coat of arms is on the common point of all quarters.
incorporated on 1 August 1972 (also see No. 72/216)
Odenwald County
Darmstadt District , state Hesse
banner approved on 30 November 1964
banner unofficial, used for traditional purposes only
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
The municipality flags are shown mostly in banner form in Hesse.
Jörg Majewski, 10 August 2006

Ober-Kainsbach Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, a bend wavy Argent flanked by two coronets Or, one in sinister base and the other in dexter chief.
Meaning:
The bend wavy is probably representing the Kainsbach, a local creek and name giver of the village.
details based on the presentations of Klaus Günther with kind permission
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 May 2017

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