Bingen (Sigmaringen)

BINGEN

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Sigmaringen
Additions: 1972 Hitzkofen, Hochberg, Hornstein

Official blazon
German	In geteiltem Schild oben in Gold zwei rote Schräglinksleisten, dazwischen drei, außen je zwei sechsstrahlige rote Sterne, unten in Rot ein stehender goldener Hirsch.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1958 and show in the upper half the arms of the former Benedictine Abbey of Zwiefalten, which owned most of the area from 1089-1802. The lower half shows the deer derived from the arms of the county and district of Sigmaringen.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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