Ellenberg (Ostalbkreis)

ELLENBERG

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Ostalbkreis (until 1973 Aalen)

Official blazon

German	In Gold ein aus dem Schildrand wachsender, nach links gewendeter schwarzer Elchkopf.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1924.

The arms show a canting moose (Elch), as the name was supposedly derived from Elchenberg. As no historical arms or seals were known the moose was chosen by the State Archives as a proper symbol, even though there have never been moose in the area.

The arms shown in an album from 1952

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Literature: Bardua, 1987