Rastatt

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RASTATT

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Rastatt
Additions : 1971 Ottersdorf; 1972 Niederbühl, Plittersdorf, Rauental, 1974 Wintersdorf

Official blazon
German	In geteiltem Schild vorne in Gold ein roter Schrägbalken, hinten in Rot ein goldene Weinleiter (Raste).
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Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, a Raste is a device used by grape-farmers to carry materials.

The village was founded in the 13^th century by the Counts of Calw-Eberstein, became a Markt in 1404 and a city in 1700. The oldest seal of the town dates from the early 16^th century and shows a shield parted of the arms of Baden and the Raste as a canting symbol. This combination was used until around 1820 when the Baden part disappeared on the seals.

The arms were officially adopted in 1898, nevertheless were the arms with the combination of Baden and the raste still used until the 1930s. After WWII the 1898 arms remained in use, but in 1995 the city returned to the old combined Baden-raste arms.

The seal from 1510-1620	The seal from 1662-1673
The seal from 1756-1768	The seal from the 18th century
The seal from the mid 19th century	The seal from the late 19th century
The seal of Rastatt from around 1900.	The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
The arms in the Abadie albums	The arms in the Emmerlinge Series +/- 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms from 1898-1995
The arms on a special cancellation 1984