Heidelberg

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HEIDELBERG

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Heidelberg
Additions : 1891 Neuenheim; 1903 Handschuhsheim; 1920 Kirchheim, Wieblingen; 1927 Rohrbach; 1935 Grenzhof; 1975 Ziegelhausen

Official blazon

(de) In Schwarz auf grünem Dreiberg ein rot bewehrter, rot bezungter und rot gekrönter goldner Löwe.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted in 1898. The image shows the arms as established in 1969 in a rather modern style.

Heidelberg became a city in the early 13^th century. The city was part of the diocese of Worms and was transferred to the Pfalz in 1225. The first known seal of the city (known from 1257) only shows an (imperial) eagle. In the 14^th century the seals show the lion of the Pfalz, with on his breast the arms of the Wittelsbach family (see the arms of Bayern), who at the time were counts of the Pfalz. The small Wittelsbach arms disappeared later in the century and around 1400 the crown was added. The arms of the Pfalz also showed a crowned lion. The three-toppd mountain was added in 1436 and may be a canting symbol and at the same time symbolises the three mountains surrounding the city.

The seals of the city:

Seal from 1344-1392
Seal from 1353-1407
Seal from 1414-1435
Seal from 1436-1501
Seal from 1503-1601
Seal from 1602-1619
Seal from 1610-1614
Seal from 1633-1686
Seal from 1650-1681
Seal from 1685-1687
Seal from 1690
Seal from 1699-1709
Seal from 1710-1729
Seal from 1713-1715
Seal from 1719-1803
Seal from 1809
Seal from 1832-1868
Seal from 1851-1882
Seal from 1869-1874
Seal from 1870-1874
Seal from 1876
Seal from the late 19th century
Seal from the late 19th century
Seal from 1900-1920s
Seal from 1900-1920s

The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530	The arms in a manuscript from 1565
The arms in a 17th century manuscript	The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms on an 1886 medal (image from auction site)
The arms in the Abadie albums	The arms on a matchbox label +/- 1960