approved, Bureaucrats, Interface administrators, Members who can see the literature depository, Administrators, uploader
4,310,966
edits
Möhringen (Stuttgart): Difference between revisions
no edit summary
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
'''Origin/meaning :'''<br/> | '''Origin/meaning :'''<br/> | ||
The arms are made up from arms on a stonewall in the Hospital of Esslingen, to which the village belonged. The arms first appear in the early 20<sup>th</sup> century on the seals of the village, with St. Catherine as a supporter. St. Catherine is the patron saint of the hospital. The first quarter of the arms is likely taken from the arms of | The arms are made up from arms on a stonewall in the Hospital of Esslingen, to which the village belonged. The arms first appear in the early 20<sup>th</sup> century on the seals of the village, with St. Catherine as a supporter. St. Catherine is the patron saint of the hospital. The first quarter of the arms is likely taken from the arms of [[Tübingen]], as the villages Möhringen and Vaihingen were possessions of the Counts of Tübingen. They sold the villages in the 13<sup>th</sup> century to the hospital. The head in the second quarter is added as a canting symbol (Möhrin=female Moor). The origin of the balls in the third quarter is not known. They appear in many arms of the hospital. The fourth quarter also shows a broken wheel, one of the symbols of St. Catherine. | ||
The arms were first used in 1904 with the balls in the third field black on a silver field. In 1933 the arms were changed into the above colours. At the same time the supporter was slightly changed. | The arms were first used in 1904 with the balls in the third field black on a silver field. In 1933 the arms were changed into the above colours. At the same time the supporter was slightly changed. | ||