Ellwangen (Jagst)
This page is part of the  |
 |
|
German heraldry:
|
Selected collector's items from Germany:
|
ELLWANGEN (JAGST)
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Ostalbkreis (until 1973 Aalen)
Additions : 1972 Rindelbach, Röhlingen, Schrezheim; 1973 Pfahlheim
| German |
In Blau ein durchgehendes rotes Andreaskreuz, bewinkelt von vier goldenen Lilien. |
| English | (Jagst) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
Ellwangenw as already mentioned as a city in 1200 and was the capital of a large territory owned by the local Abbey. From the 14th until the late 18th century the local seals show a mitre, symbol for the Abbey. From 1802, when the worldy possessions of the Abbey became part of Württemberg, the present arms have been used. The arms appear already in late medieval times as the proposed arms for Erlolf van Langres, the founder of the Abbey in 764.
1892.jpg) The municipal stamp shown in 1892 |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms shown in an album from 1952 |
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.