Steinmauern
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STEINMAUERN
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Rastatt
Official blazon
In Silber das rote Ortszeichen in Form einer Wagendeichsel mit zwei Vorderrädern.
Origin/meaning
The oldest known seal of the town dates from 1563 and already shows the, still unexplained, symbol in a shield. All later seals show the same symbol, which were officially described in 1901 as a wagon-axis with two turned wheels. The colours were chosen arbitrarily, as no historical colours were known.
Literature : Zier and Futterer, 1966.