Zwingenberg (Bergstrasse)

	ZWINGENBERG Country : Germany State : Hessen District (Kreis) : Bergstrasse Additions: 1971 Rodau

Official blazon
German	Im von Gold und Blau geteilten Schild oben ein wachsender blaubewehrter roter Löwe, unten drei silberne Seeblätter (2:1).
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Zwingenberg got city rights in 1274 by King Rudolf. The city was a loan to the counts of Katzenelnbogen from the bishops of Mainz. The oldest seal probably was made in the end of the 13^th century, but the oldest remaining copy dates from 1350. It shows already the present arms. The upper part shows the lion of Katzenelnbogen, the lower part probably signifies the position on the Neckar river (water lily leaves).

The composition of the arms never changed, the colours of the leaves on the other hand changed often. The colours were finally made official in 1963.

Image gallery

The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The seal from 1694
The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730
The arms in 1867
The arms as shown in 1956
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Postal cancellation

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hessisches Wappenbuch; Kaffe Hag albums, 1930s

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