Münsingen

MÜNSINGEN

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Reutlingen
Additions : 1971 Apfelstetten, Auingen, Bichishausen, Böttingen, Bremelau, Buttenhausen, Dottingen, Gundelfingen-Dürrenstetten, Hundersingen, Magolsheim, Rietheim, Trailfingen

Official blazon

German	In Silber eine liegende vierendige schwarze Hirschstange.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1948 and again on December 18, 1972.

Münsingen became a residence of the Counts of Württemberg in the 13^th century. The city rights were granted between 1263 and 1339.
The oldest seal dates from 1339 and shows a deer antler, derived from the arms of Württemberg. Later seals and arms show three deer or deer antlers within a red bordure, but in the late 17^th century the bordure was removed again. In the early 20^th century the two additional antlers were removed and the historical arms were restored.

Before 1948 the colour of the shield was not clear, Hupp used the golden field of Württemberg as shown below.

The arms in the Chorographia Württemberg (Wolleber, 1591)	The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The municipal stamp shown in 1892	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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Literature: Stadler, K 1964-1971.