Durlach

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DURLACH

State : Baden-Württemberg
Urban district (Stadtkreis) : Karlsruhe
Incorporated into : 1938 Karlsruhe
Additions : 1921 Aue

Official blazon

(de) In Gold ein roter Schrägbalken.

Origin/meaning

The arms are those of Baden, as the town was the seat of the Counts of Baden-Durlach from 1565-1715. The oldest use of the bend already dates from the oldest seal of the city, known since 1480.

The seal from 1480-1550	The seal from 1535-1787
The seal from 1563-2592	The seal from 1595-1615
The seal from 1695	The seal from 1724-1764
The seal from 1779	The seal from 1788
The seal from 1802-1808	The seal from 1859-1898
The seal from 1869-1920	The arms in a German album +/- 1910
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Abadie albums