Hausen ob Lontal

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HAUSEN OB LONTAL

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Heidenheim
Incorporated into :1973 Herbrechtingen

Official blazon

In Rot unter einem doppelreihig von Schwarz und Silber geschachten Balken ein stehender silberner Elefant.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 19, 1958.

The whoite elephant is taken from the arms of the Counts of Helfenstein, to whom the village belonged from 1351-1448. The bar is taken from the arms of the Anhausen monastery, which had some possessions in the municipality.