Berghausen (Pfinztal)

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BERGHAUSEN

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis ) : Karlsruhe
Incorporated into : 1974 Pfinztal

Official blazon

In gespaltenem Schild vorne in Gold ein roter Schrägbalken, hinten in Silber aus dem linken Schildrand wachsend ein geharnischter schwarzer Arm, der ein rotes Tuch hält.

Origin/meaning

Berghausen is first mentioned in 770 and belongs since the 13^th century to Baden.

The arms show in the right part the arms of Baden, and in the left part partly the image of St.Martin, cutting his mantle for a beggar.

The composition first appears on the 16^th century seal, in which part of the body of the saint is also visible. The second seal dates from the end of the 16^th century and shows the same image. Between 1582 and 1749 no seals are known. In 1749 a new seal was made and it showed in a shield the letter V, the village sign used on border stones and the like. All other 18th and 19^th century seals show the V as arms.