Emmendingen
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EMMENDINGEN
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Emmendingen
Additions : 1883 Niederemmendingen; 1971 Kollmarsreute, Maleck, Windenreute; 1974 Mundingen; 1975 Wasser,
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The town developed around one of the castles of the Lords (later Vicounts and Grand-Dukes) of Baden and became a Markt in 1418.
The first seal of the town, dating from 1466, shows the arms of Baden combined with a plough-iron, a common village symbol. After the granting of city rights in 1590 by Markgrave Jacob III of Baden, the plough-iron was replaced by the knight.
The knight was placed on a small mountain, and symbolised the importance of the town as a fortress. The mountain later disappeared.
 The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. |