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'''HECHINGEN (HCH)'''
'''HECHINGEN (HCH)'''


State : [[Baden-Württemberg]]<br/>
State : [[Baden-Württemberg]]<br/>
Incorporated into : 1973 [[Zollernalbkreis]] and small parts to [[Freudenstadt (kreis)|Freudenstadt]] and [[Rottweil (kreis)|Rottweil]]
Incorporated into: 1973 [[Zollernalbkreis]] and small parts to [[Freudenstadt (kreis)|Freudenstadt]] and [[Rottweil (kreis)|Rottweil]]


[[File:hechinge.kreis.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:hechinge.kreis.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


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====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted on October 2, 1958.
The arms were granted on October 2, 1958.


The arms show the shield of the Counts of Zollern. The Counts of Zollern-Hechingen, one of the branches of the main family, owned an area which is nearly identical to the area of the district. The wall represents the Hohenzollern castle, from which the Prussian royal family descended. The Prussian eagle represents both the family as the fact that the district belonged to Prussia from 1850-1945.
The arms show the shield of the Counts of Zollern. The Counts of Zollern-Hechingen, one of the branches of the main family, owned an area which is nearly identical to the area of the district. The wall represents the Hohenzollern castle, from which the Prussian royal family descended. The Prussian eagle represents both the family as the fact that the district belonged to Prussia from 1850-1945.


[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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[[Literature]] : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.


[[Category:Kreiswappen]]
[[Category:Kreiswappen]]

Latest revision as of 10:18, 28 January 2024

HECHINGEN (HCH)

State : Baden-Württemberg
Incorporated into: 1973 Zollernalbkreis and small parts to Freudenstadt and Rottweil

Wappen von Hechingen (kreis)/Arms (crest) of Hechingen (kreis)
Official blazon
German blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on October 2, 1958.

The arms show the shield of the Counts of Zollern. The Counts of Zollern-Hechingen, one of the branches of the main family, owned an area which is nearly identical to the area of the district. The wall represents the Hohenzollern castle, from which the Prussian royal family descended. The Prussian eagle represents both the family as the fact that the district belonged to Prussia from 1850-1945.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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