Landshausen

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LANDSHAUSEN

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis ) : Karlsruhe (until 1973 Sinsheim)
Incorporated into : 1971 Kraichtal

Official blazon

In Blau der heilige Martin in goldener Rüstung auf einem schreitenden, rotgezäumten silbernen Ross, mit silbernem Schwert den roten Mantel für den Bettler teilend; dieser mit rotem Lendentuch unten sitzend.

Origin/meaning

The arms show the local patron saint, St. Martin of Tours. The saint and the beggar for the fist time at the seal of the village, dating from 1811. Older seals are known since 1724, but showed only the name of the village.

In 1909 the State Archives proposed to use the composition with St. Martin in a shield in the colours of the State of Speyer, to which the village belonged until 1803. The municipality agreed with the proposal, but took no action to use the new arms. Only in 1918 a new seal was made with the new arms. In 1937 the municipality was urged to change the arms, as it was at the time no longer allowed to use religious symbols in municipal arms. The municipality postponed the change and after the 2nd World War the change was no longer necessary.

Literature : Fütterer, 1960