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File:Giengen an der Brenz1500.jpg|alt=Wappen von Giengen an der Brenz/Arms of Giengen an der Brenz|The arms around 1500 | File:Giengen an der Brenz1500.jpg|alt=Wappen von Giengen an der Brenz/Arms (crest) of Giengen an der Brenz|The arms around 1500 | ||
File:Giengen an der Brenz1530.jpg|alt=Wappen von Giengen an der Brenz/Arms of Giengen an der Brenz|The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530 | File:Giengen an der Brenz1530.jpg|alt=Wappen von Giengen an der Brenz/Arms (crest) of Giengen an der Brenz|The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530 | ||
File:Giengen an der Brenz16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Giengen an der Brenz/Arms of Giengen an der Brenz|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | File:Giengen an der Brenz16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Giengen an der Brenz/Arms (crest) of Giengen an der Brenz|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | ||
File:Giengen an der Brenz17.jpg|alt=Wappen von Giengen an der Brenz/Arms of Giengen an der Brenz|The arms in a 17th century manuscript | File:Giengen an der Brenz17.jpg|alt=Wappen von Giengen an der Brenz/Arms (crest) of Giengen an der Brenz|The arms in a 17th century manuscript | ||
File:Giengen an der Brenz1892.jpg|alt=Wappen von Giengen an der Brenz/Arms of Giengen an der Brenz|The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | File:Giengen an der Brenz1892.jpg|alt=Wappen von Giengen an der Brenz/Arms (crest) of Giengen an der Brenz|The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | ||
File:Giengen an der Brenz3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Giengen an der Brenz/Arms of Giengen an der Brenz|The arms on an 1877 poster | File:Giengen an der Brenz3.jpg|alt=Wappen von Giengen an der Brenz/Arms (crest) of Giengen an der Brenz|The arms on an 1877 poster | ||
File:giengen.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Giengen an der Brenz/Arms of Giengen an der Brenz|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | File:giengen.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Giengen an der Brenz/Arms (crest) of Giengen an der Brenz|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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GIENGEN AN DER BRENZ
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Heidenheim
Additions : 1972 Burgberg, Hohenmemmingen, Hürben, Sachsenhausen
German |
In Blau ein aufgerichtetes goldenes Einhorn. |
English | an der Brenz No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
Giengen was a possession of the Staufen family and received city rights in the middle of the 13th century. Already the oldest seals, known since 1293, show the unicorn as the symbol for the city. Its meaning is not known. The arms of the city have always been the unicorn. The seals, however, showed the imperial eagle. Giengen was an imperial city and thus had the right to use the eagle. To distinguish the seal from seals of other cities, the letters G and I, later only G were added. In the 17th century both the arms with the unicorn and arms with the imperial eagle were used together.
When the city became part of Württemberg the imperial eagle was no longer used.
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
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Literature: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1964-1971.