Kalkreute (heraldry)
The Kalkreute , a lime kiln fork , is a heraldic symbol of a coat of arms that is quite rare. The breaking and stirring device used in artisanal lime production is often confused with a fork, but is sometimes referred to in the literature as a lime fork.
The representation with two to shield main pointing "tines" crossed Kalkreuten in the plate and / or in the top coat of arms held upwardly facing "tines" is possible. The tinging follows the heraldic rules.
The Kalkreute can be traced in heraldry as a talking coat of arms in the shield of the noble family Kalckreuth . There are different opinions on the origin and naming of this heraldic figure. The term can be named after the Silesian town of Kalckreuth (Silesia) and adopted by the aristocratic family, can be derived from the term reuth for Roden, or it can be misinterpreted as a reference to agricultural implements.
The Counts of Kalkreuth owned the Siegersdorf rulership and had been Counts of Prussia since October 15, 1786. Description of the coat of arms : Squared, adorned with a central shield with a count's crown split in black and silver; Above that, two crosswise lime forks in confusing colors of the family coat of arms. In the four- sided shield in the first and fourth red fields a golden crown and in the second and third blue fields 14 (4, 4, 3, 2, 1 placed) silver balls. The main shield is also covered by a count's crown on which three crowned helmets rest. In the middle is a growing maiden with hair flying, her dress quartered in silver and black; her eyes are connected with a silver band and she holds a silver fork in her right hand , but a black lime fork (helmet) in her left hand. A palm branch and a laurel branch grow out of the front helmet, the back a black, spread out flight . Helmet covers on the right red and gold, on the left blue and silver.
literature
- Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984, p. 220.