Künzelsau

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KÜNZELSAU

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Hohenlohekreis (until 1973 Künzelsau)
Additions : 1912 Garnberg; 1937 Nagelsberg; 1972 Amrichshausen, Belsenberg, Gaisbach, Kocherstetten, Laßbach, Nitzenhausen, Steinbach; 1973 Morsbach

Official blazon
German	In Blau auf silberner Schüssel das bärtige Haupt Johannes des Täufers.
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Origin/meaning

The arms show the symbol of St. John Baptist, a head on a platter. The saint is the patron saint of the local church, which dates from around the 10-11^th century. The village became a town (Markt) in 1413, but the oldest known seal dates from 1525. As all later seals and images, it showed the head and platter. The present colours are known since the middle of the last century.