Ulm

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ULM

State : Baden-Württemberg
Urban District (Stadtkreis) : Ulm
Additions : 1905 Söflingen; 1926 Grimmelfingen; 1927 Wiblingen; 1971 Jungingen; 1972 Mähringen, Unterweiler; 1974 Donaustetten, Eggingen, Einsingen, Ermingen, Gögglingen; 1975 Lehr

Official blazon

(de) Von Schwarz und Silber geteilt.

Origin/meaning

Ulm was a free imperial city and thus used the imperial eagle on its seals. The oldest seal of the city dates from 1244 and shows the eagle with a star and lily around the head, to distinguish the seal from other seals of imperial cities.

The present arms are known since 1351. At first the eagle held a small shield with the arms, later the arms appear as a breast shield. Since the 17^th century the eagle becomes less important and the arms regularly appear without the eagle. In 1803 the eagle was finally removed. The arms have not changed since.

The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530	The arms on a coin (1620s, image eBay)
Seal from around 1900	The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)	The arms on a Emmerlinge trade card +/- 1910
The arms in a 1936 album	The arms in the Abadie albums
The arms on a matchbox label +/- 1960