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62-846: The municipality lies below Traben-Trarbach at the mouth of a branched brook, the Ahringsbach, coming from the Hunsrück on the Moselle ’s right bank, and some 52 km south of Cochem . From Enkirch to its mouth on the Rhine at the Deutsches Eck in Koblenz , the Moselle covers a distance of 102 km. Near Enkirch is a weir on the Moselle . Enkirch belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Traben-Trarbach , whose seat

124-586: A national flag and a national coat of arms, and the two may not look alike at all. For example, the flag of Scotland (St Andrew's Cross) has a white saltire on a blue field , but the royal arms of Scotland has a red lion within a double tressure on a gold (or) field. Among the states ruled by communist regimes, emblems resembling those of the Soviet states were adopted in all the Warsaw Pact states except Czechoslovakia and Poland . Since 1986–1989, some of

186-668: A broad strip along the river, Trarbach instead stretches inland between rather steep mountains, particularly up the Kautenbach valley. Traben-Trarbach's Stadtteile , besides Traben and Trarbach, are Litzig, Wolf, Bad Wildstein, Rißbach, Kautenbach and Hödeshof. As early as 830, the Aachener Hof (estate) had a documentary mention. Emperor Louis the Pious , Charlemagne 's son, donated Traben with all its rights and privileges, and its appurtenances, namely Litzig, Rißbach, Irmenach and Beuren, to

248-488: A family or municipal body. Assumed arms (arms invented and used by the holder rather than granted by an authority) are considered valid unless they can be proved in court to copy that of an earlier holder. In the heraldic traditions of England and Scotland , an individual, rather than a family, had a coat of arms. In those traditions coats of arms are legal property transmitted from father to son; wives and daughters could also bear arms modified to indicate their relation to

310-454: A glory and clouds, displayed with no helm, torse, or mantling (unlike most European precedents at the time). Many of the American states have adopted their own coats of arms , which usually designed as part of the respective state's seal . Vermont has both a state seal and a state coat of arms that are independent of one another (though both contain a pine tree, a cow and sheaves of grain);

372-473: A horse. The tower below the line of partition stands for the local castle in Trarbach and therefore for Trarbach itself. The arms have been borne since 1951. Traben-Trarbach fosters partnerships with the following places: For decades there were motorboat races on the Moselle, but the 32nd and last racing event was held in 1996. At these races, many world and European champions were crowned, among them, in 1964,

434-561: A source of information for public showing and tracing the membership of a noble family , and therefore its genealogy across time . Heraldic designs came into general use among European nobility in the 12th century. Systematic, heritable heraldry had developed by the beginning of the 13th century. Exactly who had a right to use arms, by law or social convention , varied to some degree between countries. Early heraldic designs were personal, used by individual noblemen (who might also alter their chosen design over time). Arms become hereditary by

496-465: Is in the like-named town . It is assumed that there has been continuous habitation at what is now Enkirch for some 2,500 years, but the first traces of this go all the way back to the Stone Age . Enkirch was already an important centre as early as Celtic times, and then on into Roman times. On 1 April 733, Enkirch had its first documentary mention in the noblewoman Adela ’s will as Anchiriacum . It

558-418: Is served via three bridges: Coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield ), surcoat , or tabard (the last two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement , which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters , a crest , and a motto . A coat of arms is traditionally unique to

620-475: The Verbandsgemeinde of Traben-Trarbach was newly formed. It has its administrative seat in the town; Traben-Trarbach is a member municipality of the Verbandsgemeinde , a kind of collective municipality. As they belonged to the "Hinder" County of Sponheim , the Reformation was introduced into Traben and Trarbach, with the town remaining even today mainly Evangelical , even though newcomers, particularly in

682-618: The Consulta Araldica , the college of arms of the Kingdom of Italy , was abolished in 1948, personal coats of arms and titles of nobility, though not outlawed, are not recognised. Coats of arms in Spain were generally left up to the owner themselves, but the design was based on military service and the heritage of their grandparents. In France , the coat of arms is based on the Fleur-de-lys and

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744-977: The Genealogical Office through the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland . Heraldry in Northern Ireland is regulated by the British Government by the College of Arms through the Norroy and Ulster King of Arms . The heraldic tradition and style of modern and historic Germany and the Holy Roman Empire – including national and civic arms, noble and burgher arms , ecclesiastical heraldry, heraldic displays, and heraldic descriptions – stand in contrast to Gallo-British, Latin and Eastern heraldry, and strongly influenced

806-577: The Rule of Tinctures used in English heraldry as well. The monarch of Canada's prerogative to grant armorial bearings has been delegated to the Governor General of Canada . Canada has its own Chief Herald and Herald Chancellor . The Canadian Heraldic Authority , the governmental agency which is responsible for creating arms and promoting Canadian heraldry, is situated at Rideau Hall . The Great Seal of

868-434: The armiger (e.g. an individual person , family , state, organization , school or corporation ). The term "coat of arms" itself, describing in modern times just the heraldic design, originates from the description of the entire medieval chainmail "surcoat" garment used in combat or preparation for the latter. Rolls of arms are collections of many coats of arms, and since the early Modern Age centuries, they have been

930-562: The leopard in the arms of Benin , Malawi , Somalia , the Democratic Republic of the Congo and, in the form of the black panther, of Gabon . In Kenya , the Swahili word Harambee (lit. "Let us come together") is used as a motto in the country's coat of arms. In Botswana and Lesotho , meanwhile, the word Pula (lit. "Rain") is used in like fashion. In the coat of arms of Eswatini ,

992-610: The star and crescent symbol taken from the Ottoman flag . Other commonly seen symbols are birds, chiefly the Eagle of Saladin , and the Hawk of Quraish . These symbols can be found on the coat of arms of Egypt , and Syria , amongst others. Sub-Saharan African flags and emblems after decolonisation often chose emblems based on regional traditions or wildlife. Symbols of a ritual significance according to local custom were generally favoured, such as

1054-574: The surcoat with heraldic designs worn by combatants, especially in the knightly tournament , in Old French cote a armer . The sense is transferred to the heraldic design itself in Middle English, in the mid-14th century. Despite no common, enforceable widespread regulation, heraldry has remained consistent across Europe, where tradition alone has governed the design and use of arms. Some nations, such as England and Scotland , still maintain

1116-641: The 12th century, the Sponheims built the Starkenburg (castle) above Enkirch. Sometime about the year 1240, the County was divided into the “Further” and “Hinder” County of Sponheim, or Sponheim-Kreuznach and Sponheim-Starkenburg. In 1135, the Ravengiersburg Monastery built a pilgrimage chapel consecrated to Mary on Enkirch's outskirts. This chapel was later expanded into a collegiate church and then in 1685 it

1178-743: The 19th and 20th centuries, have raised the Catholic share of the population markedly. The Evangelical Church's leadership in the Hinder County of Sponheim was at first exercised from the Birkenfeld chancellery. Then, in 1672, a Hinder-Sponheim Lutheran consistory was instituted, whose duties were transferred to the consistory in Zweibrücken in 1776. In 1818, the Synod of Trarbach was established, whose seat remained in Trarbach until 1972. Because of its size –

1240-564: The 19th century. Since Enkirch was fortified but now had no castle, the church, which had been mentioned as early as 908, served as a fortress church . In 1557, Frederick II of Simmern – later Frederick III, Elector Palatine – introduced the Reformation into the Oberamt of Trarbach. Since this time, the church has been Evangelical . For its outstanding wineries, Enkirch was already well known very early on, as witnessed by 15 formerly ecclesiastical and comital winegrowing estates. Because of

1302-515: The Baden bend (slanted stripe), while a third inescutcheon at the bottom of the anchor showed the Sponheims’ arms. In the late 19th century, though, the old arms were reinstated. Worth putting foremost from the point of view of sightseeing are the two churches, one Lutheran and one Catholic . Very colourful old timber-frame houses can be found in narrow, very impressive laneways that bring back some of

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1364-573: The British and Western European systems. Much of the terminology and classifications are taken from it. However, with the fall of the French monarchy (and later Empire) there is not currently a Fons Honorum (power to dispense and control honors) to strictly enforce heraldic law. The French Republics that followed have either merely affirmed pre-existing titles and honors or vigorously opposed noble privilege. Coats of arms are considered an intellectual property of

1426-529: The Church. The latter typically allude to their ideal of life, or to specific pontifical programmes. A well-known and widely displayed example in recent times was Pope John Paul II 's arms. His selection of a large letter M (for the Virgin Mary ) was intended to express the message of his strong Marian devotion . Roman Catholic dioceses are also each assigned a coat of arms, as are basilicas or papal churches,

1488-503: The German blazon does not mention the anchor's tincture , although it is shown as Or (gold) on the municipality's own website. The anchor is likely a canting charge : the German word for “anchor” is Anker , which resembles Ankerich , among other former names that the municipality has had. The oldest composition of Enkirch's arms goes back to 1248 and already shows the two inescutcheons with

1550-466: The Trarbach side was torn down during expansion work on Bundesstraße 53. In Traben, across the river on the left bank is found the terminal station on the Moselwein-Bahn ("Moselle Wine Railway"), which runs to Bullay . The old station building, built in 1904 on the model of old Traben timber-frame houses, is still standing and serves today as the mayor's seat and as an event venue. The new stop

1612-522: The United States uses on the obverse as its central motif a heraldic achievement described as being the arms of the nation. The seal, and the armorial bearings, were adopted by the Continental Congress on 20 June 1782, and is a shield divided palewise into thirteen pieces, with a blue chief, which is displayed upon the breast of an American bald eagle. The crest is thirteen stars breaking through

1674-515: The checked pattern (“chequy”), the Sponheim armorial bearing. Over time, though, the two inescutcheons were charged differently, and at one point, a third one even appeared. Once Baden and a Palatine sideline ( Palatinate-Simmern , later Palatinate-Zweibrücken or Palatinate-Birkenfeld ) had come into ownership of the “Hinder” County of Sponheim, the two inescutcheons showed the Palatine Lion and

1736-456: The crow flies ). The municipal area spreads over a total of 31.35 km (12.10 sq mi) with a great share of this being wooded. This makes Traben-Trarbach the biggest town by land area on the Middle Moselle. Traben lies on the Moselle river's left bank at the foot of the former fort of Mont Royal, and Trarbach lies on the right bank on the Hunsrück side. While Traben stretches in

1798-632: The current holder of the arms. Undifferenced arms are used only by one person at any given time. Other descendants of the original bearer could bear the ancestral arms only with some difference : usually a colour change or the addition of a distinguishing charge . One such charge is the label , which in British usage (outside the Royal Family ) is now always the mark of an heir apparent or (in Scotland) an heir presumptive . Because of their importance in identification, particularly in seals on legal documents,

1860-695: The end of the 12th century, in England by King Richard I during the Third Crusade (1189–1192). Burgher arms were used in Northern Italy in the second half of the 14th century, and in the Holy Roman Empire by the mid 14th century. In the late medieval period, use of arms spread to the clergy, to towns as civic identifiers, and to royally chartered organizations such as universities and trading companies. The arts of vexillology and heraldry are closely related. The term coat of arms itself in origin refers to

1922-583: The ex- Communist states , such as Russia , have reused their original pre-communist heraldry, often with only the symbols of monarchy removed. Other countries such as Belarus have retained their communist coats of arms or at least kept some of the old heraldry. With the independence of the modern nation states of the Arab World from the First World War onwards, European traditions of heraldry were partially adopted for state emblems. These emblems often involve

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1984-683: The feud between Countess Loretta of Sponheim and the Prince-Archbishop-Elector Baldwin of Trier , and his capture by the Countess in 1328, Loretta's son John III, Count of Sponheim-Starkenburg built a new castle near Trarbach, the Grevenburg . This brought about a shift of the Rear County seat to Trarbach , and thereby a loss of importance to Enkirch, even though it was considerably bigger than Traben and Trarbach put together, even into

2046-556: The few it did grant were annulled by the other Kings of Arms because they encroached upon their jurisdictions. Its purpose was supposedly to marshal an expedition to fully conquer Ireland that never materialized. Since 1 April 1943 the authority has been split between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland . Heraldry in the Republic of Ireland is regulated by the Government of Ireland , by

2108-592: The first bridge was built between the two centres, one built to plans drawn up by Bruno Möhring. This bridge, which was blown up in the dying days of the Second World War in 1945, was at the same time also the first roadbridge between Bernkastel and Koblenz . The next bridges were built only in 1924, in Cochem , and between 1951 and 1953 in Zell. In the late 19th century, Traben and Trarbach were also, together with Reichenhall ,

2170-643: The first municipalities in Germany that, instead of having gaslamps, installed electric street lighting from the Edison Company (today AEG ), although the odd stretch of street in Berlin had already been outfitted with electric lighting. In 1904, the municipality of Traben and the town of Trarbach merged to become the town of Traben-Trarbach. The next changes came on 7 June 1969, when the municipalities of Kautenbach and Wolf were amalgamated with Traben-Trarbach. One year later,

2232-606: The flair of the Middle Ages . In the area near the church meadow are also remnants of the mediaeval town fortifications. As well as its historical timber-frame houses, Enkirch also has many Classicist buildings built between the mid 19th century and the end of the First World War , among which is the imposing old village school. This is no longer used as a school, but together with the Terstegen-Haus , it houses, among others,

2294-571: The good government of the Officers of Arms; to nominate Officers to fill vacancies in the College of Arms; to punish and correct Officers of Arms for misbehaviour in the execution of their places". It was further declared that no patents of arms or any ensigns of nobility should be granted and no augmentation, alteration, or addition should be made to arms without the consent of the Earl Marshal. In Ireland

2356-407: The honorary mayor as chairman. The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results: The German blazon reads: In Schwarz ein gestürzter Anker mit rot weißem Schach auf den Flunken . The municipality's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Sable an anchor reversed Or, each of its flukes surmounted by an inescutcheon chequy argent and gules. Curiously,

2418-427: The honorary mayor as chairwoman. The mayor is Patrice Langer (SPD). The town's arms might be described thus: Per fess enhanced, chequy of 18 gules and argent a horse trotting sable and chequy of twenty-four argent and gules on a mount of three vert in base a round tower Or with six windows, three and three, and an arched doorway, of the second, and a conical roof of the third. The checkerboard pattern ("chequy")

2480-483: The latter usually displaying these on the building. These may be used in countries which otherwise do not use heraldic devices. In countries like Scotland with a strong statutory heraldic authority, arms will need to be officially granted and recorded. Flags are used to identify ships (where they are called ensigns ), embassies and such, and they use the same colors and designs found in heraldry, but they are not usually considered to be heraldic. A country may have both

2542-545: The local music club. There is now a modern primary school in the village centre. Traben-Trarbach Traben-Trarbach ( German pronunciation: [ˌtraːbn̩ ˈtraːɐ̯bax] ) on the Middle Moselle is a town in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate , Germany. It is the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde and a state-recognized climatic spa ( Luftkurort ). The city lies in

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2604-457: The many timber-frame houses built in the 15th to 18th century, Enkirch is also called the Schatzkammer rheinischen Fachwerkbaues (“Treasury of Rhenish Timber Framing”). Some 1,100 of the inhabitants are Lutherans , while about 450 are Catholic . The council is made up of 16 council members, who were elected by proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and

2666-471: The minster at Aachen ( Aachen Foundation of Mary ), where German kings were crowned. In the 17th century, the town was part of what was then known as Rhenish Franconia , a strategic area fought over by France and the Holy Roman Empire . Seized by France in the 1683–1684 War of the Reunions , Traben was the location for the new fortress of Mont-Royal, constructed by Vauban , the leading military engineer of

2728-406: The municipal council. At a national level, "coats of arms" were generally retained by European states with constitutional continuity of more than a few centuries, including constitutional monarchies like Denmark as well as old republics like San Marino and Switzerland . In Italy the use of coats of arms was only loosely regulated by the states existing before the unification of 1861. Since

2790-534: The period. The main ramparts were 30 metres (98 ft) high and 3 km (1.9 mi) long, with space for 12,000 troops; despite the enormous cost, it was demolished when the French withdrew following the 1697 Treaty of Ryswick and only the lower foundations are visible today. All today's Stadtteile  – with the exception of a part of Kautenbach – belonged to the Hintere (English: rear, back, i.e. hinterland; Upper) County of Sponheim , whose main centre

2852-476: The present day, coats of arms are still in use by a variety of institutions and individuals: for example, many European cities and universities have guidelines on how their coats of arms may be used, and protect their use as trademarks as any other unique identifier might be. Many societies exist that also aid in the design and registration of personal arms. Heraldry has been compared to modern corporate logos . The French system of heraldry greatly influenced

2914-428: The same heraldic authorities which have traditionally granted and regulated arms for centuries and continue to do so in the present day. In England, for example, the granting of arms is and has been controlled by the College of Arms . Unlike seals and other general emblems , heraldic "achievements" have a formal description called a blazon , which uses vocabulary that allows for consistency in heraldic depictions. In

2976-449: The seal is used to authenticate documents, whilst the heraldic device represents the state itself. The Vatican City State and the Holy See each have their own coat of arms . As the papacy is not hereditary, its occupants display their personal arms combined with those of their office. Some popes came from armigerous (noble) families; others adopted coats of arms during their career in

3038-435: The seat of a Bürgermeisterei (" Mayoralty "). Against expectations, however, Zell , rather than Trarbach, was made the district seat, even though the latter was the biggest place in the new District of Zell. The Bürgermeisterei of Trarbach was dissolved in 1884, and Trarbach no longer belonged to any Bürgermeisterei . It was, rather, administered thereafter in personal union with the new Bürgermeisterei of Traben. In 1898,

3100-460: The so-called "Valley of Dawn". Traben-Trarbach lies some 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Trier and some 60 km (37 mi) southwest of Koblenz in the valley of the Middle Moselle . North of the town is found the mountain inside a bend in the Moselle, Mont Royal. Frankfurt-Hahn Airport in the Hunsrück lies some 10 km (6.2 mi) away towards the east (in each case, as

3162-500: The styles and customs of heraldry in the Nordic countries , which developed comparatively late. In the Nordic countries , provinces, regions, cities, and municipalities have coats of arms. These are posted at the borders and on buildings containing official offices, as well as used in official documents and on the uniforms of municipal officers. Arms may also be used on souvenirs or other effects, given that an application has been granted by

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3224-413: The synod encompassed the districts of Bernkastel, Zell and Trier – this was divided in 1825. The outlying centre of Wolf belonged until 1892 to the Synod of Trier, which itself, until 1843, bore the name "Synod of Wolf" as that was the superintendent's home. The council is made up of 22 council members, who were elected by proportional representation at the municipal election held on 25 May 2014, and

3286-568: The usage and granting of coats of arms was strictly regulated by the Ulster King of Arms from the office's creation in 1552. After Irish independence in 1922 the office was still functioning and working out of Dublin Castle . The last Ulster King of Arms was Sir Nevile Rodwell Wilkinson [Ulster King of Arms 1908–1940], who held it until his death in 1940. At the Irish government's request, no new King of Arms

3348-485: The use of arms is a matter of civil law and regulated by the College of Arms and the High Court of Chivalry . In reference to a dispute over the exercise of authority over the Officers of Arms in England, Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey , Lord Privy Seal , declared on 16 June 1673 that the powers of the Earl Marshal were "to order, judge, and determine all matters touching arms, ensigns of nobility, honour, and chivalry; to make laws, ordinances, and statutes for

3410-430: The use of arms was strictly regulated; few countries continue in this today. This has been carried out by heralds and the study of coats of arms is therefore called "heraldry". In time, the use of arms spread from military entities to educational institutes, and other establishments. In Scotland, the Lord Lyon King of Arms has criminal jurisdiction to control the use of arms. In England, Northern Ireland and Wales

3472-428: The well known Berlin motorboat racer and builder Dieter König . Traben-Trarbach is home to a large number of wineries including Robert Heuser , F. W. Langguth Erben , Richard Böcking , Ulrich Langguth , Martin Müllen , Weiser-Künstler and Daniel Vollenweider . Through Traben-Trarbach, until 31 December 1962, ran the Moseltalbahn ( railway ), locally known as the Saufbähnchen . The railway station building on

3534-409: Was Trarbach. After the comital family of Sponheim died out, the inheriting landholders formed the County into a Palatine - Badish condominium and had their residences elsewhere in the County, namely in Birkenfeld and Kastellaun . Trarbach was also the seat of a Palatine oberamt , the Oberamt Trarbach . In 1816, the area around Trarbach was annexed to Prussia , with Trarbach itself becoming

3596-405: Was appointed. Thomas Ulick Sadleir , the Deputy Ulster King of Arms, then became the Acting Ulster King of Arms. He served until the office was merged with that of Norroy King of Arms in 1943 and stayed on until 1944 to clear up the backlog. An earlier Ireland King of Arms was created by King Richard II in 1392 and discontinued by King Henry VII in 1487. It did not grant many coats of arms –

3658-419: Was incorporated into a newly founded Franciscan monastery. After Napoleon dissolved the monastery in the late 18th century, the church was turned over to the Catholic parish for their use. As early as 1248, by virtue of being the Rear County seat, Enkirch was granted town and market rights along with its own jurisdiction. At that time, Enkirch was fortified and girded with a town wall and seven gates. After

3720-417: Was mentioned for the second time on 10 February 908 by King Ludwig IV when he donated the church and manse to Archbishop Radbod of Trier . The document in question refers to the village as Ancaracha . The municipality’s name evolved through the forms Enkricha , Einkirke and Enkerich before settling on today’s form, Enkirch. Beginning in the 11th century, Enkirch belonged to the County of Sponheim . In

3782-399: Was moved 150 m (490 ft) downstream to the area where the former goods station once was. In 1956, a sport airfield ( Flugplatz Traben-Trarbach/Mont Royal ) on Traben's mountain, Mont Royal, was built ( ICAO -Code: EDRM). Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is c. 17 km (11 mi) (on foot) to the east of Traben-Trarbach. Traben-Trarbach is located on both sides of river Moselle. It

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3844-401: Was the arms borne by the Counts of Sponheim . Above the line of partition is a black horse, whose attitude is "trotting" for a reason: this makes it a canting charge , for the German word for "trot" is traben  – part of the town's hyphenated name. Traben's name, however, which comes from a Celtic name, Traven , a description of a small settlement, has nothing whatsoever to do with

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