Reutlingen

	REUTLINGEN Country : Germany State : Baden-Württemberg District (Kreis) : Reutlingen Additions: (to see click on expand) 1907 Betzingen 1939 Sondelfingen 1949 Ohmenhausen 1971 Bronnweiler 1971 Gönningen 1971 Oferdingen 1971 Reicheneck 1972 Altenburg 1972 Degerschlacht 1972 Sickenhausen 1974 Rommelsbach* 1975 Mittelstadt 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":48.4911000000000029785951483063399791717529296875,"lon":9.2081999999999997186250766390003263950347900390625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Gold ein rot bezungter schwarzer Adler (Reichsadler), belegt mit einem von Schwarz, Rot und Silber geteilten Brustschild.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Reutlingen was founded as a village in an Imperial Estate and received city rights early in the 13^th century (around 1209). The oldest known seal dates from around 1230 and already shows the imperial eagle in a shield.

In 1462 the eagle was shown on a base divided from black, red and silver. These bars were transferred as a breast shield in the 17^th century. The origin of the bars is not known. The arms have not changed since.

Image gallery

The arms in a 15th century manuscript
The arms in the late 15th century
The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms around 1500
The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530
The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530
The arms in the Armorial Ribeaupierre (16th century)
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in a manuscript 1550-1700
The arms in a manuscript from 1594
Seal from around 1900
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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