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'''NESSELWANG'''
'''NESSELWANG'''


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District (Kreis) : [[Ostallgäu]] (until 1979 [[Füssen (kreis)|Füssen]])
District (Kreis) : [[Ostallgäu]] (until 1979 [[Füssen (kreis)|Füssen]])


[[File:nesselwa.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:nesselwa.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


===Official blazon===
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|'''German'''
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Gespalten von Rot und Silber; darauf drei aus einem goldenen Dreiberg wachsende grüne Nesselzweige
Gespalten von Rot und Silber; darauf drei aus einem goldenen Dreiberg wachsende grüne Nesselzweige


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The arms were granted on January 2, 1582 by [[Marquard von Berg]], Bishop of Augsburg.  
The arms were granted on January 2, 1582 by [[Marquard von Berg]], Bishop of Augsburg.  


The town was part of the State of Augsburg at the time. The red and silver division of the shield is derived from the arms of the city and State of[[Augsburg (kreis)|Augsburg]]. The three nettles (Nessel), each on a mountain (Wang in the local dialect) are canting elements. The arms thus have not changed since, even though the size and shape of the nettles and the mountain has changed often during the centuries.
The town was part of the State of Augsburg at the time. The red and silver division of the shield is derived from the arms of the city and State of [[Augsburg (kreis)|Augsburg]]. The three nettles (Nessel), each on a mountain (Wang in the local dialect) are canting elements. The arms thus have not changed since, even though the size and shape of the nettles and the mountain has changed often during the centuries.


{|align="center"
{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1841.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in Kramer (1841)
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1841.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in Kramer (1841)
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1892.jpg|center|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The municipal stamp shown in 1892
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1892.jpg|center|Siegel von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The municipal stamp shown in 1892
|-
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|align="center"|[[File:nesselwang.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925   
|align="center"|[[File:nesselwang.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925   
|}
|}


[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.


[[Category:German Municipalities N]]
[[Category:German Municipalities N]]

Latest revision as of 14:42, 7 January 2024

NESSELWANG

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Ostallgäu (until 1979 Füssen)

Wappen von Nesselwang/Arms (crest) of Nesselwang
Official blazon
German

Gespalten von Rot und Silber; darauf drei aus einem goldenen Dreiberg wachsende grüne Nesselzweige

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 2, 1582 by Marquard von Berg, Bishop of Augsburg.

The town was part of the State of Augsburg at the time. The red and silver division of the shield is derived from the arms of the city and State of Augsburg. The three nettles (Nessel), each on a mountain (Wang in the local dialect) are canting elements. The arms thus have not changed since, even though the size and shape of the nettles and the mountain has changed often during the centuries.

Wappen von Nesselwang/Coat of arms (crest) of Nesselwang

The arms in Kramer (1841)
Siegel von Nesselwang

The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Wappen von Nesselwang/Coat of arms (crest) of Nesselwang

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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