Barchfeld-Immelborn Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Barchfeld-Immelborn, Wartburgkreis, Thüringen

Last modified: 2021-04-17 by klaus-michael schneider
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Barchfeld-Immelborn Municipality

The municipality shares the symbols of former Barchfeld Municipality.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Apr 2021

Barchfeld Village

Barchfeld Banner

It was a white monocolour. The coat of arms was shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Apr 2021

Barchfeld Coat of Arms

Shield abased parted per bend sinister; above right a sinister facing lion rampant barry of nine of Argent and Gules, crowned and armed Or and tongued Argent; beneath left bendy of five of Argent and Sable.
Meaning:
The bendy shield, originally displaying a shield Argent two bends Sable, displays the family arms of the Lords of Stein-Liebenstein in Barchfeld. They ruled the village since 1360 first as vassals of the Landgraves of Hessen. They died out at the end of the 17th century. Since 1721 Barchfeld was seat of the Philippsthal-Barchfeld branch of the Landgraves of Hessen. The lion is the heraldic animal of the Landgraves of Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Apr 2021

The arms are traditional. The banner was never approved officially and is used nowadays by the municipality.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Apr 2021

Immelborn Village

Immelborn Banner

It is a blue-white-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1. The coat of arms is slightly shifted to the top in the white stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Apr 2021

Immelborn Coat of Arms

Shield Azure a stork proper vigilant, on sinister chief point a sieve Argent, dexter flanch Argent charged with a pale wavy Azure.
Meaning:
The blue pale wavy is representing the Werra River at the eastern border of the village.
Source: Hartmut Ulle: "Neues Thüringer Wappenbuch", 2nd edition, Erfurt 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Apr 2021

The arms were approved on 11 March 1996, the banner on 18 February 1997.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 12 Apr 2021

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