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'''WEIKERSHEIM''' | '''WEIKERSHEIM''' | ||
State : [[Baden-Württemberg]] | State : [[Baden-Württemberg]] | ||
<br/>District (Kreis) : [[Main-Tauber Kreis]] (until 1973 [[Mergentheim (kreis)|Mergentheim]])<br> | <br/>District (Kreis) : [[Main-Tauber Kreis]] (until 1973 [[Mergentheim (kreis)|Mergentheim]])<br> | ||
Additions : 1970s [[Elpersheim]], Haagen, Honsbronn, [[Laudenbach]], [[Nassau (Weikersheim)|Nassau]], [[Neubronn]], [[Queckbronn]], [[Schäftersheim]] | Additions : 1970s [[Elpersheim]], Haagen, Honsbronn, [[Laudenbach (Weikersheim)|Laudenbach]], [[Nassau (Weikersheim)|Nassau]], [[Neubronn]], [[Queckbronn]], [[Schäftersheim]] | ||
[[File:weikersh.jpg|center]] | [[File:weikersh.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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In Rot unter einer goldenen Krone der silberne Großbuchstabe W. | |+Official blazon | ||
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|'''German''' | |||
| In Rot unter einer goldenen Krone der silberne Großbuchstabe W. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
Weikersheim received city rights in the 14<sup>th</sup> century and was a possession of the Princes of Hohenlohe. The oldest seal dates from around 1400 and already showed the crowned letter W. Ever since this composition has been used on the local seals and arms. The colours were officially determined in 1950 and are based on the oldest colours of Hohenlohe. | Weikersheim received city rights in the 14<sup>th</sup> century and was a possession of the Princes of Hohenlohe. The oldest seal dates from around 1400 and already showed the crowned letter W. Ever since this composition has been used on the local seals and arms. The colours were officially determined in 1950 and are based on the oldest colours of Hohenlohe. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:weikersheim.hagd.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:weikersheim.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
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[[Literature]] : Stadler | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||
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[[Category:German Municipalities W]] | [[Category:German Municipalities W]] |
Latest revision as of 12:56, 29 January 2024
WEIKERSHEIM
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Main-Tauber Kreis (until 1973 Mergentheim)
Additions : 1970s Elpersheim, Haagen, Honsbronn, Laudenbach, Nassau, Neubronn, Queckbronn, Schäftersheim
German | In Rot unter einer goldenen Krone der silberne Großbuchstabe W. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
Weikersheim received city rights in the 14th century and was a possession of the Princes of Hohenlohe. The oldest seal dates from around 1400 and already showed the crowned letter W. Ever since this composition has been used on the local seals and arms. The colours were officially determined in 1950 and are based on the oldest colours of Hohenlohe.
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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