Wendlingen am Neckar

WENDLINGEN AM NECKAR

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Esslingen (until 1973 Nürtingen)
Additions : 1940 Unterboihingen

Official blazon
German	In geteiltem Schild oben in Blau eine goldene Winde, unten in Silber ein schwarzer Schräglinksbalken, belegt mit drei goldenen Kugeln.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1965 and show in the upper part a tool, known as a Winde and used as a canting symbol in the local seals since 1596. The lower half shows the arms of the Lords of Wernau, Lords of Unterbohingen. The latter was incorporated into Wendlingen am Neckar in 1940.

The arms in the Chorographia Württemberg (Wolleber, 1591)

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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