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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Baden-Württemberg]][[File:Badenwur.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Ortenaukreis]][[File:offenbur.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br>(until 1972 [[Kehl (kreis)|Kehl]])<br><br><br> | |||
'''Additions''':<br> | |||
* 1975 [[Erlach (Renchen)|Erlach]] | |||
* 1975 [[Ulm (Renchen)|Ulm]] | |||
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|'''German''' | |||
| In Silber ein rotes Kleeblattkreuz. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The oldest seal of the city is known since | The oldest seal of the city is known since 1263 and already shows the cross. All later seals also show the cross, in (since 1687) or without a shield. The meaning of the cross, however, is not known. It has been speculated that the cross is the symbol of the local church, devoted to the Holy Cross. | ||
The colours of the arms are derived from the colours of the State of [[Strasbourg|Strassburg]] (Strasbourg), to which the city belonged until 1803. | The colours of the arms are derived from the colours of the State of [[Strasbourg|Strassburg]] (Strasbourg), to which the city belonged until 1803. | ||
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The arms were officially registered in 1906, and did not change after the addition of Ulm and Erbach. | The arms were officially registered in 1906, and did not change after the addition of Ulm and Erbach. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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| | File:renchen2.jpg|alt=Siegel von Renchen/City seal of Renchen|The seal in 1263 | ||
| | File:Renchenz1.jpg|alt=Siegel von Renchen/City seal of Renchen|The seal from 1317-1371 | ||
File:Renchenz2.jpg|alt=Siegel von Renchen/City seal of Renchen|The seal from 1367-1777 | |||
File:Renchenz3.jpg|alt=Siegel von Renchen/City seal of Renchen|The seal from 1517-1522 | |||
File:Renchenz4.jpg|alt=Siegel von Renchen/City seal of Renchen|The seal from 1644 | |||
File:Renchenz5.jpg|alt=Siegel von Renchen/City seal of Renchen|The seal from 1687 | |||
File:Renchenz6.jpg|alt=Siegel von Renchen/City seal of Renchen|The seal from 1772 | |||
File:Renchenz7.jpg|alt=Siegel von Renchen/City seal of Renchen|19th century seal | |||
File:Renchenz8.jpg|alt=Siegel von Renchen/City seal of Renchen|The seal from around 1900 | |||
File:renchen.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Renchen/Arms (crest) of Renchen|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Gönner, 1962; John und Heine, 1989. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities R]] | [[Category:German Municipalities R]] | ||