Stammheim (Stuttgart)
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STAMMHEIM
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Stuttgart
Incorporated into : 1942 Stuttgart
Origin/meaning
The arms were devised in 1930 and show a canting trunk (Stamm) under a horse shoe. The meaning or origin of the latter is not known; it may have been a symbol for agriculture or for luck. The colours were officially determined in 1934.
Literature : Bardua, 1973.