Helmstadt
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HELMSTADT
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Neckar Kreis
Additions : 1970 Flinsbach
Incorporated into : 1976 Helmstadt-Bargen
Official blazon
In Rot ein mit rotem Futter ausgeschlagener silberner Spangenhelm mit goldenem Halskleinod und goldenen Beschlägen.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1901.
The arms show a canting helmet, which already appeared on the oldest known seal of the town, dating from 1748.
Literature : John et al., 1990