Kirchzarten

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KIRCHZARTEN

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (until 1973 Freiburg)
Additions : 1924 Birkenreute; 1936 Dietenbach, Neuhäuser; 1974 Burg, Zarten

Official blazon

(de) Rechts in Gold der schwarze St. Gallische Bär, links in Silber das halbe rote Freiburger Kreuz.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ??-??- 1956.

The arms shows in the right half the bear of Sankt Gallen. The village was a possession of this Swiss monastery from the 8^th century until 1297. The left half shows the cross Freiburg city, that owned the village from 1492-1805.