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Riedlingen was founded around 1250 by Count Wolfrat von Veringen and received city rights in 1334. From 1291-1805 the city was an Austrian possession, since 1805 it is part of Württemberg. | Riedlingen was founded around 1250 by Count Wolfrat von Veringen and received city rights in 1334. From 1291-1805 the city was an Austrian possession, since 1805 it is part of Württemberg. | ||
The oldest seal of the city, dating from the late 13<sup>th</sup> century shows two spades and a lion in a shield. The spades are a canting symbol; in those days the city's name was Rudelingen (Ruder=spades). The | The oldest seal of the city, dating from the late 13<sup>th</sup> century shows two spades and a lion in a shield. The spades are a canting symbol; in those days the city's name was Rudelingen (Ruder=spades). The lion is the lion of Habsburg, Dukes of Austria in the 13th century. The arms have basically not changed since, only in the 16<sup>th</sup> century the spades were placed on the Austrian arms. Furthermore, until the 18<sup>th</sup> century often only the spades on the Austrian bar were used. The lion was later restored. | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
| | File:Riedlingen1500.jpg|alt=Wappen von Riedlingen/Arms of Riedlingen|The arms around 1500 | ||
File:Riedlingen3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Riedlingen/Arms of Riedlingen|The arms on an 1877 poster | |||
File:riedlingenz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Riedlingen/Arms of Riedlingen|Seal from around 1900 | |||
File:riedlingen.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Riedlingen/Arms of Riedlingen|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||