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State : [[Bayern]]<br | '''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Donau-Ries]] (until 1972 [[Donauwörth (kreis)|Donauwörth]])<br | '''State''' : [[Bayern]][[File:Bayern.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
Additions : 1971 [[Auchsesheim]] | '''District (Kreis)''' : [[Donau-Ries]] (until 1972 [[Donauwörth (kreis)|Donauwörth]])[[File:donaurie.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
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* 1971 [[Auchsesheim]] | |||
* 1971 [[Nordheim (Donauwörth)|Nordheim]] | |||
* 1971 [[Zirgesheim]] | |||
* 1972 [[Riedlingen (Donauwörth)|Riedlingen]] | |||
* 1972 [[Zusum-Rettingen]] (partly) | |||
* 1973 [[Berg (Donauwörth)|Berg]] | |||
* 1978 [[Wörnitzstein]] | |||
* 1978 [[Schäfstall]] | |||
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| | | In Gold ein rot bewehrter Doppeladler, zwischen den nimbierten Köpfen eine goldene Kaiserkrone; im blauen Brustschild der goldene Großbuchstabe W. | ||
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Donauwörth was an imperial city in the early 13<sup>th</sup> century. The oldest seal, dating from around 1240, thus shows the imperial eagle flanked by a cross and a star. Until 1529 the seals showed the eagle flanked by two star-shaped flowers. | |||
The present arms were granted by Emperor Charles V on October 21, 1530. The eagle is again the imperial eagle, the letter W the initial of Wörth. The arms have not changed since, except from 1818-1836, when the city was ordered to replace the eagle with the lion of Bayern. | The present arms were granted by Emperor Charles V on October 21, 1530. The eagle is again the imperial eagle, the letter W the initial of Wörth. The arms have not changed since, except from 1818-1836, when the city was ordered to replace the eagle with the lion of Bayern. | ||
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Country : Germany  State : Bayern  District (Kreis) : Donau-Ries (until 1972 Donauwörth)  Additions:
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| German | In Gold ein rot bewehrter Doppeladler, zwischen den nimbierten Köpfen eine goldene Kaiserkrone; im blauen Brustschild der goldene Großbuchstabe W. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
Donauwörth was an imperial city in the early 13th century. The oldest seal, dating from around 1240, thus shows the imperial eagle flanked by a cross and a star. Until 1529 the seals showed the eagle flanked by two star-shaped flowers.
The present arms were granted by Emperor Charles V on October 21, 1530. The eagle is again the imperial eagle, the letter W the initial of Wörth. The arms have not changed since, except from 1818-1836, when the city was ordered to replace the eagle with the lion of Bayern.
The arms around 1500
The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530
The arms on a 1543 coin
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in a 17th century manuscript
The arms in Kramer (1841)
Seal from around 1900
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (1900)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms on the local city hall
The arms on a special cancellation 1993
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s