Hechingen
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HECHINGEN
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Zollernalbkreis (until 1973 Hechingen)
Additions : 1971 Stetten bei Hechingen; 1972 Bechtoldsweiler, Beuren, Boll, Schlatt, Sickingen, Stein, Weilheim
| German |
Geviert von Silber und Schwarz. |
| English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
Hechingen was founded as a city around 1300 by the Counts of Zollern (later Princes of Hohenzollern), whose ancestral castle was near the city. All seals and arms of the city thus show the quartered shield of the family.
 The municipal stamp shown in 1892 |
 Seal from around 1900 |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 Municipal stationery, 1960s |
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.