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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
*(de) | *(de) In Schwarz auf grünem Dreiberg ein rot bewehrter, rot bezungter und rot gekrönter goldner Löwe. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were officially adopted in 1898. | The arms were officially adopted in 1898. The image shows the arms as established in 1969 in a rather modern style. | ||
Heidelberg became a city in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century. The city was part of the diocese of Worms and was transferred to the Pfalz in 1225. The first known seal of the city (known from 1257) only shows an (imperial) eagle. In the 14<sup>th</sup> century the seals show the lion of the Pfalz, with on his breast the arms of the Wittelsbach family (see the arms of [[Bayern]]), who at the time were counts of the Pfalz. The small Wittelsbach arms disappeared later in the century | Heidelberg became a city in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century. The city was part of the diocese of Worms and was transferred to the Pfalz in 1225. The first known seal of the city (known from 1257) only shows an (imperial) eagle. In the 14<sup>th</sup> century the seals show the lion of the Pfalz, with on his breast the arms of the Wittelsbach family (see the arms of [[Bayern]]), who at the time were counts of the Pfalz. The small Wittelsbach arms disappeared later in the century and around 1400 the crown was added. The arms of the Pfalz also showed a crowned lion. The three-toppd mountain was added in 1436 and may be a canting symbol and at the same time symbolises the three mountains surrounding the city. | ||
The seals of the city: | |||
<gallery perrow=0> | |||
File:heidelbergz01.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1344-1392 | |||
File:heidelbergz02.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1353-1407 | |||
File:heidelbergz3.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1414-1435 | |||
File:heidelbergz4.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1436-1501 | |||
File:heidelbergz5.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1503-1601 | |||
File:heidelbergz6.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1602-1619 | |||
File:heidelbergz7.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1610-1614 | |||
File:heidelbergz8.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1633-1686 | |||
File:heidelbergz9.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1650-1681 | |||
File:heidelbergz10.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1685-1687 | |||
File:heidelbergz11.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1690 | |||
File:heidelbergz12.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1699-1709 | |||
File:heidelbergz13.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1710-1729 | |||
File:heidelbergz14.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1713-1715 | |||
File:heidelbergz15.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1719-1803 | |||
File:heidelbergz16.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1809 | |||
File:heidelbergz17.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1832-1868 | |||
File:heidelbergz18.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1851-1882 | |||
File:heidelbergz19.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1869-1874 | |||
File:heidelbergz20.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1870-1874 | |||
File:heidelbergz21.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1876 | |||
File:heidelbergz22.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from the late 19th century | |||
File:heidelbergz23.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from the late 19th century | |||
File:heidelbergz1.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1900-1920s | |||
File:heidelbergz2.jpg|alt=Siegel von Heidelberg|Seal from 1900-1920s | |||
</gallery> | |||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1530.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530 | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1530.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1565.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1565.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a manuscript from 1565 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}17.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a 17th century manuscript | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}17.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a 17th century manuscript | ||
|align="center"|[[File:075b.wsa.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Wappen-Sammlung Series 2 Cities and regions|Wappen-Sammlung]] (1900) | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:heidelberg.hagd.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:heidelbergc.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on an 1886 medal (image from auction site) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:heidelberg.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:heidelbergc.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on an 1886 medal (image from auction site) | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="center"|[[File:3081.aba.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |align="center"|[[File:3081.aba.jpg|center|300 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | ||
|align="center"|[[File:heidelberg.him.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Himmelreich (matchbox labels)|matchbox label]] +/- 1960 | |align="center"|[[File:heidelberg.him.jpg|center|300 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a [[Himmelreich (matchbox labels)|matchbox label]] +/- 1960 | ||
|} | |} | ||
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