Donauwörth

DONAUWÖRTH Country : Germany State : Bayern District (Kreis) : Donau-Ries (until 1972 Donauwörth) Additions: 1971 Auchsesheim 1971 Nordheim 1971 Zirgesheim 1972 Riedlingen 1972 Zusum-Rettingen (partly) 1973 Berg 1978 Wörnitzstein 1978 Schäfstall 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":48.71490000000000009094947017729282379150390625,"lon":10.768499999999999516830939683131873607635498046875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In Gold ein rot bewehrter Doppeladler, zwischen den nimbierten Köpfen eine goldene Kaiserkrone; im blauen Brustschild der goldene Großbuchstabe W.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Donauwörth was an imperial city in the early 13^th century. The oldest seal, dating from around 1240, thus shows the imperial eagle flanked by a cross and a star. Until 1529 the seals showed the eagle flanked by two star-shaped flowers.

The present arms were granted by Emperor Charles V on October 21, 1530. The eagle is again the imperial eagle, the letter W the initial of Wörth. The arms have not changed since, except from 1818-1836, when the city was ordered to replace the eagle with the lion of Bayern.

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  The arms around 1500

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  The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530

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  The arms on a 1543 coin

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  The arms in a 16th century manuscript

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  The arms in a 17th century manuscript

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  The arms in Kramer (1841)

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  Seal from around 1900

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  The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)

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  The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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  The arms on the local city hall

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  The arms on a special cancellation 1993

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s