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'''LÖCHGAU''' | '''LÖCHGAU''' | ||
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District (Kreis) : [[Ludwigsburg (kreis)|Ludwigsburg]] | District (Kreis) : [[Ludwigsburg (kreis)|Ludwigsburg]] | ||
[[File:lochgau.jpg|center]] | [[File:lochgau.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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In Blau der goldene Großbuchstabe L, links oben ein sechsstrahliger goldener Stern. | |+Official blazon | ||
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|'''German''' | |||
| In Blau der goldene Großbuchstabe L, links oben ein sechsstrahliger goldener Stern. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted in 1921. | The arms were officially granted in 1921. | ||
The arms show a letter L, symbolising the name of the village, and a six-pointed star. The L was used as the local village sign on border-stones already in 1684. The seal from 1757 of | The arms show a letter L, symbolising the name of the village, and a six-pointed star. The L was used as the local village sign on border-stones already in 1684. The seal from 1757 of Löchgau shows the L with the star. Also, all later images and seals show the same combination. The star was probably added to distinguish the seal from the seal of [[Lorch]], which also showed a letter L. The colours were determined arbitrarily in 1921, as no historical colours were known. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1892.jpg|center|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Bardua, 1987 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Bardua, 1987 | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities L|Lochgau]] | [[Category:German Municipalities L|Lochgau]] |
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