Last modified: 2022-11-12 by 
klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: soemmerda | schillingstedt | demi-eagle | wheel | fish(urinant) | plate |
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image by Jörg Majewski, 5 Nov 2022
It is a red-white horizontal bicolour with centred coat of arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Nov 2022
Shield parted per fess, above Argent a demi-eagle issuant Sable, beneath Gules a 6-spokes wheel Argent.
Meaning:
In 1268 the Counts of Hohnstein gained Sömmerda as a fiefdom of the Fulda Imperial Abbey. Since 1342 it was ruled by the Counts of Schwarzburg, who had been also local village mayors since 1394. In 1418 the village was sold to the city of Erfurt. In 1665 it was acquired by the Archbishopric of Mainz and finally in 1802 by the Kingdom of Preußen. The Upper City around the church of St. Peter was extended by the Lower City around the church of St. Boniface in the 14th century. In 1459 Sömmerda was called a market town, in 1523 it was fortified. The oldest seal from 1369 displayed the lion of the Schwarzburg kin. Also the black eagle had been a heraldic animal of that kin. Sometimes he was displayed with a red tongue. The name of the village in those times had been Großsömmern. The wheel of Mainz was added in 1665, when the city became a possession of the archbishopric. In 1965 the arms were changed. On a white shield a sinister facing black eagle held a red wheel by his claws. The former arms were restored in 1986.
Source: Bensing et alii 1984, pp.425-426
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Nov 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 6 November 1986.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Nov 2022
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5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Nov 2022
It is a blue-white-blue vertical triband. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Nov 2022
Shield Azure parted by a chain Argent in pale connecting five plates, flanked by two fish urinant embowed respectant Argent.
Meaning:
The arms display a part of a necklace made of mother-of-pearl and dating from prehistoric times. The necklace was found in the village in 1938. The two fish refer to the former importance of fish breeding in the numerous small ponds in the village.
Source: Hartmut Ulle : "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", 2nd edition, Bad Langensalza, 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Nov 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 7 September 2000.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Nov 2022
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