Merzhausen (Schwarzwald)
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MERZHAUSEN
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (until 1973 Freiburg)
German | In Silber ein aufgerichteter, silberner, rotbewehrter (St. Galler) Bär, in den Vorderpranken den von Gold und Grün geteilten (Snewelinschen) Wappenschild haltend.
Origin/meaningThe arms were officially granted on January 16, 1964. The arms show a bear holding a divided shield. The bear is taken from the arms of the St. Gallen monastery and is the symbol of St. Gallen (Gallus). The bear is also the symbol on the arms of the city of St. Gallen. The bear holds the arms of the Von Schnewlin (von Bollschweil) family. In 1803 all the Austrian possessions became part of Baden. The family thus were the longest rules of the village and thus their ancient arms are held by the bear. The old seals of the village showed a rather different composition, see below. The seal showed a small chapel with the symbol of the Roman god Mars and an animal, most likely a horse. The composition may be canting, Mars-house, there is also a chapel named after Mars mentioned in the village until the 18th century.
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