Waldmatt

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WALDMATT

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Rastatt (until 1972 Bühl)
Incorporated into : 1936 Neusatz (1972 Bühl)

Unfortunately I have no properly coloured version

Official blazon

Unter rotem Schildhaupt, worin ein liegendes Winzermesser, in Silber eine Weintraube mit zwei Blättern.

Origin/meaning

The municipality of Waldmatt used in the early 19^th century a seal with a grape vine in the lower half of a shield, and the arms of Baden in the upper half. In the 1820s these were replaced by a seal, with in a shield surrounded by grape branches, a grape knife. Later during the 19^th century the seal showed only a grape vine. In 1900 the State Archives proposed a combination of the latter two seal, with in the upper half the knife and in the lower the vine. These arms were approved in July 1900.

Literature : Zier, 1964.