The heraldic blunder that wasn't: Wikipedia gets it wrong

According to Wikipedia, the town of Wächtersbach embarrassed itself when it created a coat of arms that got the etymology of the name all wrong. To make matters worse, one former mayor's lasting legacy will forever be a statue that perpetuates this terrible mistake. But as I researched this one, I quickly discovered evidence to show that Wikipedia -- gasp! -- got it wrong. Here's the story of Wächtersbach's coat of arms, and what in heraldry a "cant" is. Chapters: 00:00 Why I'm here 00:26 Inroducing the town 01:14 Coat of arms: what it means 01:55 The true etymology 02:13 Wikipedia's claim 02:54 What are "canting arms"? 03:43 Wächtersbach's first? 04:15 Historically, however... 05:14 Travel tips Music: "On My Way Home" by The 126ers YouTube Audio Library "Style Funk" and "Hot Swing" by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/ Creative Commons Attribution licence Maps created with data from: OpenStreetMap https://openstreetmap.org/ --------- Send letters and postcards to: Rewboss Postfach 10 06 29 63704 Aschaffenburg Germany Please don't send parcels or packages, or anything that has to be signed for.