Mundelsheim

	MUNDELSHEIM Country : Germany State : Baden-Württemberg District (Kreis) : Ludwigsburg 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":48.9994999999999976125764078460633754730224609375,"lon":9.2066999999999996617816577781923115253448486328125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Rot unter einer liegenden schwarzen Hirschstange eine aufgehobene silberne Rechthand.
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Origin/meaning

Mundelsheim received city rights in 1422 from the Lords of Urbach. The oldest known seal of the city dates from the early 15^th century and showed the arms of Baden, with a grape vine. The city belonged to Baden and the vine symbolised the importance of viticulture for the city.

When the city became a possession of Württemberg in 1595 the present arms were devised. The new arms initially only showed the hand, which possibly symbolises the oath to Württemberg. The deer antler is derived from the arms of Württemberg and appears in the early 17^th century.

Image gallery

The arms in 1596
The municipal stamp shown in 1892

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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