Freiburg im Breisgau

	FREIBURG IM BREISGAU Country: Germany State: Baden-Württemberg District (Kreis): Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1826 Wiehre 1890 Günterstal 1890 Haslach 1906 Zähringen 1908 Betzenhausen 1914 Littenweiler 1938 Sankt Georgen 1971 Lehen 1971 Opfingen 1972 Waltershofen 1973 Tiengen 1973 Munzingen 1973 Hochdorf 1974 Ebnet 1974 Kappel 1978 Mundenhof Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":47.99560000000000314912540488876402378082275390625,"lon":7.8452000000000001733724275254644453525543212890625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Silber ein durchgehendes rotes Kreuz.
English	Argent, a cross Gules.

Origin/meaning

Freiburg was already a city in the early 13^th century. The oldest seals, dating from the early 13^th century until 1368, all shows a city wall with three towers, on both the left and right tower a soldier, and above the towers four stars and a fleur-de-lis.

In 1368 the city became an Austrian possession, and the cross appeared as the city arms. The arms thus have not changed since. The cross is the symbol of St. George, the patron saint of the city. Prior to 1368 the city used the red cross on its banner, but not on the seal or as arms.

Sometimes an eagle's or raven's head has been shown as city arms, but this was merely the symbol on the local coins, and has never been used officially as the coat of arms of the city.

Seals of Freiburg

Seal from the 13^th century
Seal from 1234-1253
Seal from 1245-1663
Seal from 1345-1584
Seal from 1390-1392
Seal from 1431-1774
Seal from 1537-1569
Seal from 1539-1650
Seal from 1589-1772
Seal from 1588
Seal from 1589
Seal from 1766-1805
Seal from 1646
Seal from the 17^th century
Seal from 1746
Seal from 1752
Seal from 1758-1760
Seal from the 18^th century
Seal from 1779
Seal from the late 18^th century
Seal from the early 19^th century
Seal from 1854
Seal from 1860
Seal from 1869
Seal from the 1880s and 1890s
Seal from the late 1890s
Seal from the late 1890s
Seal from the early 20^th century
Seal from the early 20^th century

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms around 1500
The arms in a 16^th century manuscript
The arms in 1530
The arms in a manuscript from 1576
The arms in a 17^th century manuscript
The arms in Hozier (1696)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums
The old seal on a local manhole cover
The arms in the city

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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