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The arms were officially granted on August 2, 1954. | The arms were officially granted on August 2, 1954. | ||
The State of Baden-Württemberg was created in 1952 by merging the three states that were formed after the second world war : [[Baden (State)|Baden]], [[ | The State of Baden-Württemberg was created in 1952 by merging the three states that were formed after the second world war : [[Baden (State)|Baden]], [[Württemberg-Hohenzollern]] and [[Württemberg-Baden]]. Historically the State comprises the territories of [[Baden (Grand-Duchy)|Baden]], [[Württemberg]], [[Hohenzollern]] and parts of Franken and the Pfalz. It also includes the former Austrian territories in the Schwarzwald (Black Forest). | ||
The arms show the three lions of the Dukes of Schwaben form the house of Staufen. On the shield is placed a popular crown, which is covered by the arms of former territories that now form the State of Baden-Württemberg. From (heraldic) right to left these are :(Ost-)Franken (Franconia), Hohenzollern, Baden, Württemberg, Kurpfalz and Austria. As supporters a deer and a griffin, taken from the arms of Württemberg and Baden respectively are used. | The arms show the three lions of the Dukes of Schwaben form the house of Staufen. On the shield is placed a popular crown, which is covered by the arms of former territories that now form the State of Baden-Württemberg. From (heraldic) right to left these are :(Ost-)Franken (Franconia), Hohenzollern, Baden, Württemberg, Kurpfalz and Austria. As supporters a deer and a griffin, taken from the arms of Württemberg and Baden respectively are used. | ||