Eberbach

	EBERBACH Country : Germany State : Baden-Württemberg District (Kreis) : Rhein-Neckar Kreis (until 1973 Heidelberg) Additions: 1899 Neckarwimmersbach 1925 Igelsbach 1973 Brombach 1973 Friedrichsdorf 1973 Lindach 1973 Pleutersbach 1973 Rockenau Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.46340000000000003410605131648480892181396484375,"lon":8.9867000000000007986500349943526089191436767578125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Silber auf erniedrigtem blauem Wellenbalken ein schreitender schwarzer Eber.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Eberbach was founded in 1227 by King Heinrich VII close to a strong castle. From 1330-1803 the city belonged to the Pfalz, since 1806 to Baden.

The oldest known seal dates from 1305 and shows the canting boar (Eber) above a river (Bach). In later seals the composition was placed in a shield and has not changed since. The present arms were granted in 1898 and confirmed in 1976 after the addition of several municipalities.
The meaning of the colours is not known.

Image gallery

The medieval seal
The seal from ?
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19th century municipal stamp
Seal from around 1900
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Postal cancellation

Literature: Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; John, H. : Wappenbuch Rhein-Neckar Kreis, 1996.

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