Riedlingen

	RIEDLINGEN Country :Germany State : Baden-Württemberg District (Kreis) : Biberach (until 1972 Saulgau) Additions: 1974 Bechingen 1974 Daugendorf 1974 Grüningen 1974 Neufra 1974 Pflummern 1974 Zwiefaltendorf 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":48.15330000000000154614099301397800445556640625,"lon":9.4747000000000003439026841078884899616241455078125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In gespaltenem Schild vorne in Rot ein silberner Balken, überdeckt von zwei schräggekreuzten goldenen Rudern, hinten in Gold ein roter Löwe.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Riedlingen was founded around 1250 by Count Wolfrat von Veringen and received city rights in 1334. From 1291-1805 the city was an Austrian possession, since 1805 it is part of Württemberg.

The oldest seal of the city, dating from the late 13^th century shows two spades and a lion in a shield. The spades are a canting symbol; in those days the city's name was Rudelingen (Ruder=spades). The lion is the lion of Habsburg, Dukes of Austria in the 13^th century. The arms have basically not changed since, only in the late 15^th century the spades were placed on the Austrian arms. Furthermore, until the 18^th century often only the spades on the Austrian bar were used. The lion was later restored.

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms around 1500
The arms in a manuscript from 1576
The arms on an 1877 poster
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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