Church (heraldry)
The heraldic figure of the church is represented as a common figure in heraldry in two forms.
Once a house is added to a stylized tower, often in the manner of a bell tower, or placed behind it. The second possibility is the spatial representation of a church building in the coat of arms. Their clear assignment to the church building is achieved with a cross on the tower.
The color scheme is very variable. The roof is often colored in a different tinge and must also be mentioned in the description. Windows and doors are mostly only in black, that is, heraldically unexposed. A mountain ( Dreiberg ) or a green stand (meadow) is chosen as the stand. The building can only be placed freely in the center of the coat of arms. The tower position left or right is to be blazoned .
The possible variety of the coat of arms is very large. The occasion as a coat of arms can often be found in the history of the coat of arms or was or is a prominent building in the municipality or city. An example is the representation of the cathedral in the coat of arms of Speyer . A church is also used in numerous coats of arms for the place name, for example in the coats of arms of Grieskirchen , Baumkirchen , Kirchberg in Tirol or Neukirchen am Walde .
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The heraldic representation of a church without a tower is emblazoned as a chapel . But then it is important to have a corresponding roof turret .
See also
literature
- Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim et al. 1984, ISBN 3-411-02149-7 , p. 224.
