Kirchberg an der Jagst

KIRCHBERG AN DER JAGST

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Schwäbisch Hall (until 1973 Crailsheim)
Additions: 1975 Gaggstadt, Hornberg, Lendsiedel

Official blazon
German	In Silber ein aufgerichteter schwarzer Löwe, in den Pranken eine doppeltürmige rote Kirche mit Dachreiter haltend.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1953 and again confirmed in 1979.

The arms are based on the oldest known seal of the city, which dates from the 16^th century. The lion is most likely the lion of the Hohenlohe dynasty, which granted city rights to Kirchberg in 1373.

In the 17^th century the church was replaced by a sceptre, in the 19^th century the whole arms were replaced by new canting arms, showing a church on a mountain.

After the Second World War the city wanted to use the oldest arms, and the arms were granted in 1953.

The arms on an 1877 poster	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Postal cancellation 1996

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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