A little bit of home

Welcome to Sigi's Escape

Welcome, here is a little bit about me. I was born and raised in Untergriesheim Germany and now live in Omaha NE, USA. My 2 sons Patrick (21) and Kevin (19) are all grown up. I also have a beautiful grand daughter (3) Madison. I created this site, to share a little bit of home with my friends here in the States.

 

News

07/23/2009 00:42

Visitors notice

This website is still under construction, any comments and suggestion would be welcome

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07/23/2009 00:41

Website launched

Our new website has been launched today. If anyone has any pictures, newspapers articles or stories from the "Untergriesheim" area, please share them with me, so we can share them with the rest of the world.

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07/22/2009 20:27

My Hometown

Untergriesheim is a small town of 1000 people. The closest bigger city is Heilbronn about 25 miles away. The town is conveniently located with easy access via Autobahn to Stuttgart, Frankfurt Heidelberg and Munich. Shopping and entertainment is within walking distance. Untergriesheim...

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Origin/meaning:
The arms were proposed by the State Archives in 1938 for a the combined municipalities Untergriesheim, Obergriesheim and Höchstberg. The arms show in the right half a type of hook used by the local fishermen, and in the left half the cross of the Teutonic Order. The latter ruled the area from the late 15th century until 1803. As the merger never occurred, the arms were no longer needed. Finally in 1959 Untergriesheim adopted the arms, which were officially granted on September 14, 1959.