Sinsheim

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SINSHEIM

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Rhein-Neckar Kreis (until 1973 Sinsheim)
Additions : 1973 Adersbach, Dühren, Ehrstädt, Eschelbach, Hasselbach, Hilsbach, Hoffenheim, Reihen, Rohrbach bei Sinsheim, Steinsfurt, Waldangelloch, Weiler

Official blazon

German

In Gold ein rot bewehrter schwarzer Adler.

Origin/meaning

Sinsheim was first mentioned as a city in 1234 and became a free imperial city in the late 13^th century. The oldest seal dates from the same time already shows the imperial eagle. All later seals and images have shown the eagle as the arms of Sinsheim ever since.

The seal from 1300	The seal from 1330-1402
The seal from 1441-1525	The seal from 1575
The seal from 1738-1763	The seal from 1813
19th century seal/stamp	19th century seal/stamp
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925