Karlsruhe

This page is part of the German heraldry portal Deutsche Wappensammlung	Heraldry of the World
German heraldry: National arms Arms of States Arms of historical territories and states Districts (Kreiswappen) Cities and municipalities German Colonies Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Corporate heraldry Studentika Other civic heraldry Total pages in the German section : 61,373 Of which images : 41,286	Selected collector's items from Germany: Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Heraldic albums Kaffee Hag albums Wappen-Sammlung Heraldic trade cards Arms, Flags and Types of Nations Heraldic coasters Heraldic cigar bands Heraldic artists Otto Hupp Münchener Kalender German heraldic literature

KARLSRUHE

State : Baden-Württemberg
Urban District (Stadtkreis) : Karlsruhe
Additions : 1886 Mühlburg; 1907 Beiertheim, Rintheim, Rüppurr; 1909 Grünwinkel; 1910 Daxlanden; 1929 Bulach; 1935 Knielingen; 1938 Durlach (1921 Aue), Hagsfeld; 1972 Hohenwettersbach, Stupferich; 1973 Wolfartsweier; 1974 Grötzingen; 1975 Neureut (1935 Teutschenreut, Welschneureut), Wettersbach (1972 Grünwettersbach, Palmbach)
City areas (Stadtteile) : Nordweststadt, Waldstadt, Weiherfeld-Dammerstock

Official blazon
German
English	No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

Karlsruhe is a relatively young city. It was founded around the castle of Count Karl Wilhelm of Baden-Durlach in 1715-1718. The arms were granted to the young city in 1718. The main division of the field is the arms of Baden in opposite colours. The word Fidelitas is the Latin word for the Order of 'Der Treue', which was founded by Count Karl Wilhelm. During the18th and 19^th century often the colours were identical to the arms of Baden. Not until 1895 the original colours were restored and the word Fidelitas was placed between two small black lines.

The seal from 1751-1804	The seal from the early 19th century
The seal from 1874-1895	The seal from 1898
Seal from around 1900-1920	Seal from around 1900-1920
Seal from around 1900-1920	The arms on a local stamp, 1910s
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms in a 1936 album
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)	The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms in a 1930s album	The arms on a matchbox label +/- 1960
The arms in a German album +/- 1910	The arms in the Emmerlinge Series +/- 1910
The arms on a special cancellation 1964 with Nancy