Ellwangen (Jagst)

ELLWANGEN (JAGST)

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Ostalbkreis (until 1973 Aalen)
Additions : 1972 Rindelbach, Röhlingen, Schrezheim; 1973 Pfahlheim

Official blazon

German	In Blau ein durchgehendes rotes Andreaskreuz, bewinkelt von vier goldenen Lilien.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Ellwangenw as already mentioned as a city in 1200 and was the capital of a large territory owned by the local Abbey. From the 14th until the late 18^th century the local seals show a mitre, symbol for the Abbey. From 1802, when the worldy possessions of the Abbey became part of Württemberg, the present arms have been used. The arms appear already in late medieval times as the proposed arms for Erlolf van Langres, the founder of the Abbey in 764.

The municipal stamp shown in 1892	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms shown in an album from 1952

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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