Crailsheim

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CRAILSHEIM

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Schwäbisch Hall (until 1972 Crailsheim)
Additions : 1940 Ingersheim 1971 Tiefenbach, Onolzheim; 1972 Jagstheim, Rossfeld; 1973 Westgartshausen; 1975 Goldbach, Triensbach

Official blazon

In Gold drei gestürzte schwarze Kesselhaken nebeneinander.

Origin/meaning

Crailsheim received city rights in 1323 from the Counts of Hohenlohe. The city became a possession of the Markgraves of Nürnberg in 1399. The latter confirmed the arms, somewhere in the 15^th century, as the oldest known seal of the city, which dates from 1310 already shows the above arms. The colours, however, were not known until the 19^th century and are the colours of the Counts of Hohenlohe.

The three symbols are kettle-hooks, not keys. The hooks are probably a canting symbol, the hooks are called Craile in the local (historical) dialect.

The arms did not change after the addition of the other municipalities.