Rudolstadt (kreis)
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RUDOLSTADT (RU)
State : Thüringen
Incorporated into : 1994 Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Origin/meaning
The arms were not officially granted.
The arms show in the upper part a quartered shield in the colours of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. The lion is the lion of the Counts of Käfernburg-Schwarzburg, whereas the comb and fork are old symbols for the principality and were also used in the arms thereof.
Literature : Ulle, 1994