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<center>''' {{uc:Landkreis Heilbronn (HN)}} '''<br>Heilbronn District</center><br> | |||
'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Baden-Württemberg]][[File:badenwur.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''Additions''':<br> | |||
* 1973 several municipalities from different districts | |||
{{#display_map:Landkreis Heilbronn|width=250|height=250|zoom=7}} | |||
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|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''German''' | |||
| In Rot ein unterhalb gestümmelter silberner Adler. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| Gules an eagle legless displayed argent. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were granted on June 20, 1955, and confirmed on September 3, 1973. | The arms were granted on June 20, 1955, and confirmed on September 3, 1973. | ||
The clawless eagle was the arms of the Counts of Lauffen, who ruled the area until the beginning of the 13<sup>th</sup> century. As the city of [[Heilbronn]] also uses an eagle, it was chosen as a representative symbol. | The clawless eagle was the arms of the Counts of Lauffen, who ruled the area until the beginning of the 13<sup>th</sup> century. As the city of [[Heilbronn]] also uses an eagle, it was chosen as a representative symbol. | ||
The arms replaced arms used by the district since 1928. These arms showed a wheat-ear, hammer and some grapes around an escutcheon with an anchor. These arms represented the different industries in the district, agriculture, mining, | The arms replaced arms used by the district since 1928. These arms showed a wheat-ear, hammer and some grapes around an escutcheon with an anchor. These arms represented the different industries in the district, agriculture, mining, viticulture and the harbour at the Neckar. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:Heilbronn_(kreis)60.jpg|alt=Wappen von Landkreis Heilbronn/Arms (crest) of the Heilbronn district|Municipal stationery, 1960s | |||
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'''[https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/bibliography/ Literature]''': Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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[[Category:Kreiswappen]] | [[Category:Kreiswappen]] | ||