Sommenhardt

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SOMMENHARDT

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Calw
Incorporated into : 1975 Bad Teinach-Zavelstein

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Official blazon

In gespaltenem Schild vorne in Grün ein linksgekehrter goldener Abtsstab, hinten in Gold auf grünem Boden eine grüne Tanne.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on ??-??-1935.

The crosier refers to the two monasteries of Hirsau and Reichenau, which had large possessions in the area. The pine tree refers to the -hardt (forest) part of the name and to the local forests.

Literature : Jäger, 1986.