Bad Herrenalb

BAD HERRENALB (until 1971 Herrenalb)

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Calw
Additions : 1972 Neusatz, Rotensol; 1975 Bernbach

Wappen von Bad Herrenalb/Arms (crest) of Bad Herrenalb

Official blazon
German	In Schwarz ein doppelreihig rot-silbern geschachter Schräglinksbalken, überdeckt mit einer rot gefütterten silbernen Albe, durch die ein pfahlweis gestellter, linksgewendeter goldener Abtsstab gesteckt ist.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Bad Herrenalb grew around the Cistercian abbey founded in 1148 and destroyed in 1535. It remained a small town until 1887 when it was granted city rights. The first known seal dates from around 1800 and shows the symbols of the abbey, the chequered bend and an crosier placed crosswise. Since the end of the last century the city uses the arms of the abbey itself, showing the same symbols as well as a white alba. The alba is also a canting element as the oldest name of the monastery was monasterium in Alba, Alba being the name of the valley in which the abbey was situated.

The arms of the Herrenalb Abbey	Seal of the city from around 1800
Municipal stationery, 1960s

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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