Dornstetten
Country: Germany State: Baden-Württemberg District (Kreis): Freudenstadt Additions:
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German | In Gold unter einer liegenden fünfendigen schwarzen Hirschstange ein schwarzer Dornstrauch. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
Dornstetten received city rights in 1270 from Count Heinrich II von Urach-Fürstenberg. The oldest seal dates from the same time and shows the arms of the counts.
Around 1320 the city became a possession of the Counts of Württemberg, and the seals showed the three deer antlers of Württemberg. The shield was surrounded by canting thorn branches (Dorn=thorn). The two elements were combined in the 16th century, showing a single antler above a thorn bush. All later seals and images show the same combination, even though the actual shape and size of the bush differs widely.
Image gallery
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms shown in an album from 1952
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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