Gengenbach

	GENGENBACH Country: Germany State: Baden-Württemberg District (Kreis): Ortenaukreis (until 1973 Offenburg) Additions: 1971 Schwaibach 1975 Bermersbach 1975 Reichenbach 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":48.4012000000000028876456781290471553802490234375,"lon":8.013799999999999812416717759333550930023193359375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Silber ein rot bezungter schwarzer Adler, belegt mit einem roten Brustschild, darin ein gekrümmter silberner Gangfisch.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Gengenbach was a free imperial city from 1218-1803. The city thus was entitled to use the imperial eagle on its seals and arms. The fish appears for the first time on a 13^th century seal, and is a canting element (it is described as a Gang-fisch).

In 1505 Emperor Maximilian granted the above arms, which combine the old eagle with the fish. The arms have not basically changed since, except that the colour of the field often was described as gold instead of silver. Gold being the colour used in the imperial arms.

The seals of the city:

Image gallery

Seal from 1267-1611
Seal from 1417-1503
Seal from 1516-1729
Seal from 1527-1637
Seal from 1617-1684
Seal from 1651-1749
Seal from 1713-1718
Seal from the 18^th century
Seal from 1767-1790
Seal from 1773-1790
Seal from 1786
Seal from 1790-1800
Seal from 1800
Seal from the 19^th century
Seal from the 19^th century
Seal from the 19^th century
Seal from the 19^th century
Seal from the 19^th century
Seal from 1899
The arms in a 17^th century manuscript
The arms in a 16^th century manuscript
The arms on emergency money from 1918
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Postal cancellation

Heraldic Bibliography: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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