Truchtelfingen
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TRUCHTELFINGEN
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Zollernalbkreis (until 1973 Balingen)
Incorporated into : 1949 Tailfingen (1973 Albstadt)
Official blazon
In Silber ein rechts schreitender Bär, oben ein schwarzer Balken mit silberner Hirschstange.
Origin/meaning
The arms were adopted in 1918 and show in the base the arms of the Sankt Gallen Abbey, to which the area historically belonged. The deer antler in the chief is the symbol of Württemberg.