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District (Kreis) : [[Rhein-Neckar Kreis]] (until 19793 [[Heidelberg (kreis)|Heidelberg]]) | District (Kreis) : [[Rhein-Neckar Kreis]] (until 19793 [[Heidelberg (kreis)|Heidelberg]]) | ||
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The oldest known seal of the village dates from 1752 and shows an oval shield with the letters WB and a wavy bar. The letters are the initials of the village, the wavy bar a canting element (Bach=stream). A later 19<sup>th</sup> century seal shows a similar compposition. In 1900 the State Archives proposed the above arms, which are based on the old seals. The green colour was chosen as an additional canting element (Wiese=meadow). | The oldest known seal of the village dates from 1752 and shows an oval shield with the letters WB and a wavy bar. The letters are the initials of the village, the wavy bar a canting element (Bach=stream). A later 19<sup>th</sup> century seal shows a similar compposition. In 1900 the State Archives proposed the above arms, which are based on the old seals. The green colour was chosen as an additional canting element (Wiese=meadow). | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : John et al., 1990 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: John et al., 1990 | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:56, 29 January 2024
WIESENBACH
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Neckar Kreis (until 19793 Heidelberg)
German | In Grün ein erniedrigter silberner Wellenbalken, darüber schwebend der schwarze lateinische Großbuchstabe W. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were adopted in 1900.
The oldest known seal of the village dates from 1752 and shows an oval shield with the letters WB and a wavy bar. The letters are the initials of the village, the wavy bar a canting element (Bach=stream). A later 19th century seal shows a similar compposition. In 1900 the State Archives proposed the above arms, which are based on the old seals. The green colour was chosen as an additional canting element (Wiese=meadow).
Literature: John et al., 1990
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