Murrhardt

	MURRHARDT Country: Germany State: Baden-Württemberg District (Kreis): Rems-Murr Kreis (until 1972 Backnang) Additions: 1971 Fornsbach 1971 Kirchenkirnberg 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":48.9782000000000010686562745831906795501708984375,"lon":9.5800000000000000710542735760100185871124267578125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Silber auf grünem Boden eine grüne Tanne, an deren Stamm sich beiderseits je ein widersehender schwarzer Wolf aufrichtet.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The village developed around the monastery of St. Walterich (Murrhardt Abbey), which was founded in the 9^th century. In 1328 it was granted city rights by the counts of Löwenstein-Wolfsölden, who ruled the area. The oldest seal of the city only showed a crosier, which in the 17^th century was held by two wolves.

The wolves are probably taken as a canting symbol for the Wolfsölden family. After the secularisation early in the 19^th century, the crosier was replaced by a tree, which should represent the large forests in the area.

Image gallery

The arms in 1596
The arms in the Chorographia Württemberg (Wolleber, 1591)
The arms in 1757
The municipal stamp shown in 1892
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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