Geisingen

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GEISINGEN

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Tuttlingen (until 1972 Donaueschingen)
Additions : 1972 Gutmadingen, Kirchen-Hausen (1961 Hausen, Kirchen); 1974 Aulfingen, Leipferdingen

Official blazon

In gespaltenem Schild vorn in Silber ein roter Löwe, hinten in Gold ein blaubewehrter, blaubezungter roter Adler.

Origin/meaning

Geisingen received city rights in 1310 and the oldest seal dates from the same time. The seal shows two different shields, one with an eagle, the other with a lion. The lion is the symbol of the 13^th century Lords of Geisingen, the eagle is derived from the arms of the Counts of Fürstenberg, who acquired the city in the late 13^th century. Later seals combined the two elements in a single shield.