Annweiler am Trifels

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ANNWEILER AM TRIFELS

State : Rheinland-Pfalz
District (Kreis) : Südliche Weinstrasse
Verbandsgemeinde : Verbandsgemeinde Annweiler am Trifels
Additions : 1956 Bindersbach; 1972 Queichhambach; 1979 Gräfenhausen

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on October 5, 1950.

The oldest seal of the city is known since 1230 and shows a combination of the Trifels castle and the local church. The above arms are based on this seal and shown in arbitrarily chosen colours.

Already since the 13^th century the city also used a smaller seal with the Imperial Eagle.

The seal from 1230

The seal from 1349

During the 18th and early 19^th century the Imperial Eagle was also used as the arms of the city, see image below.

On June 16, 1841 the city was granted arms with the eagle, but in the colours of Bayern, silver and blue. These arms remained in use until 1950.

The arms in Hozier (1696)
The 'old' arms by Tyroff (1835)	The 'new' arms by Tyroff (1835)
The arms until 1841	The arms from 1841-1950
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Debus, 1988