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'''ABSTATT'''

State : [[Baden-Württemberg]]<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Heilbronn (kreis)|Heilbronn]]

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====Official blazon====

====Origin/meaning====
The oldest known seal of Abstatt dates from 1628 and shows a lion on a hill. The lion is the lion of the family and Estate Löwenstein, as Abstatt was bought by Löwenstein in 1490. Several other seals until the early 20<sup>th</sup> century all show the lion. 

The present arms were designed in 1907 by the State Archives, who added a canting crosier (Abt=Abbott). These arms were adopted by the municipality on November 21, 1907.

As the crosier was a religious symbol, the State Archives also proposed a second design, showing the lion under a chief with the deer antler of Wüttemberg. The council, however, did not object to the first design.


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Gönner, 1965; Bardua, 1987

[[Category:German Municipalities A]]
[[Category:Baden-Württemberg]]
[[Category:Heilbronn]]
[[Category:Granted 1907]]