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Additions : 1971 [[Kinzigtal]]; 1975 [[Kirnbach]] | Additions : 1971 [[Kinzigtal]]; 1975 [[Kirnbach]] | ||
[[File:wolfach.jpg|center]] | [[File:wolfach.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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In Blau eine goldene Wolfsangel. | |+Official blazon | ||
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|'''German''' | |||
| In Blau eine goldene Wolfsangel. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The city was founded by the Lords of Wolfach in 1260. In the 14<sup>th</sup> century the city became the capital of the Counts of Fürstenberg. The oldest seal dates from 1370 and shows a banner with the wolf's-hook (Wolfsangel), the symbol used by the Lords of Wolfach. All later seals show the banner, accompanied most often by some stars | The city was founded by the Lords of Wolfach in 1260. In the 14<sup>th</sup> century the city became the capital of the Counts of Fürstenberg. The oldest seal dates from 1370 and shows a banner with the wolf's-hook (Wolfsangel), the symbol used by the Lords of Wolfach. All later seals show the banner, accompanied most often by some stars | ||
The seals of the city: | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:Wolfachz1.jpg|alt=Siegel von Wolfach|Seal from 1370-1543 | |||
File:Wolfachz2.jpg|alt=Siegel von Wolfach|Seal from 1524-1565 | |||
File:Wolfachz3.jpg|alt=Siegel von Wolfach|Seal from 1551-1628 | |||
File:Wolfachz4.jpg|alt=Siegel von Wolfach|Seal from 1553-1588 | |||
File:Wolfachz5.jpg|alt=Siegel von Wolfach|Seal from 1646-1721 | |||
File:Wolfachz6.jpg|alt=Siegel von Wolfach|Seal from 1711 | |||
File:Wolfachz7.jpg|alt=Siegel von Wolfach|Seal from 1755 | |||
File:Wolfachz8.jpg|alt=Siegel von Wolfach|Seal from 1784 | |||
File:Wolfachz9.jpg|alt=Siegel von Wolfach|Seal from 1819 | |||
File:Wolfachz10.jpg|alt=Siegel von Wolfach|Seal from the 19<sup>th</sup> century | |||
File:Wolfachz11.jpg|alt=Siegel von Wolfach|Seal from the 19<sup>th</sup> century | |||
File:Wolfachz12.jpg|alt=Siegel von Wolfach|Seal from 1877-1901 | |||
File:Wolfachz13.jpg|alt=Siegel von Wolfach|Seal from 1902 | |||
</gallery> | |||
The oldest use of official arms date from the 19<sup>th</sup> century and these arms showed only the hook. Older images, since the 16<sup>th</sup> century, have shown the use of the hook as a city symbol, but not in official arms. The colours differed widely in the different images, and were officially determined in 1956. | The oldest use of official arms date from the 19<sup>th</sup> century and these arms showed only the hook. Older images, since the 16<sup>th</sup> century, have shown the use of the hook as a city symbol, but not in official arms. The colours differed widely in the different images, and were officially determined in 1956. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:wolfach.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:wolfach.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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'''[https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography/ Literature]''': Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities W]] | [[Category:German Municipalities W]] | ||