Rastatt

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Official blazon

German	In geteiltem Schild vorne in Gold ein roter Schrägbalken, hinten in Rot ein goldene Weinleiter (Raste).
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, a Raste is a device used by grape-farmers to carry materials.

The village was founded in the 13^th century by the Counts of Calw-Eberstein, became a Markt in 1404 and a city in 1700. The oldest seal of the town dates from the early 16^th century and shows a shield parted of the arms of Baden and the Raste as a canting symbol. This combination was used until around 1820 when the Baden part disappeared on the seals.

The arms were officially adopted in 1898, nevertheless were the arms with the combination of Baden and the raste still used until the 1930s. After WWII the 1898 arms remained in use, but in 1995 the city returned to the old combined Baden-raste arms.

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  The seal from 1510-1620

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  The seal from 1662-1673

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  The seal from 1756-1768

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  The seal from the 18th century

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  The seal from the mid 19th century

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  The seal from the late 19th century

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  The seal of Rastatt from around 1900.

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  The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)

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  The arms in the Abadie albums

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  The arms in the Emmerlinge Series +/- 1910

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  The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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  The arms from 1898-1995

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  The arms in an album from around 1910

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  The arms in an album from around 1950

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  The arms in an album from 1968

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  The arms on a special cancellation 1984

Literature: Stadler, K., 1964-1971; Zier and Futterer, 1966; John et al. ,1990.

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