Rottweil

ROTTWEIL Country : Germany State : Baden-Württemberg District (Kreis) : Rottweil Additions: 1939 Bühlingen 1971 Hausen ob Rottweil 1972 Feckenhausen 1972 Göllsdorf 1973 Neukirch 1974 Zepfenhan 1975 Neufra Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":48.16470000000000339923644787631928920745849609375,"lon":8.624900000000000233058017329312860965728759765625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In Gold ein rot bewehrter und rot bezungter schwarzer Adler, die Brust belegt mit einem goldenen Hochkreuz.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Rottweil was already in the 13^th century an important imperial city. The city remained an imperial city until 1802, when it became part of Württemberg. The oldest seal, dating from the early 13^th century, and all later seals show the one-headed imperial eagle. The small cross, probably added to distinguish the arms from similar arms, appeared in the 16^th century. The cross is the symbol of the main church, the Holy Cross church.

After the merger with the 6 other municipalities the arms did not change.

Image gallery

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  The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)

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  The arms around 1500

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  The arms in a manuscript from 1584

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  The arms in a manuscript 1550-1700

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  The arms in a manuscript from 1594

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  The arms in a 16th century manuscript

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  The arms on a 1623 coin

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

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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