Wolfach
WOLFACH
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Ortenaukreis (until 1973 Wolfach)
Additions : 1971 Kinzigtal; 1975 Kirnbach
| German |
In Blau eine goldene Wolfsangel. |
| English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The city was founded by the Lords of Wolfach in 1260. In the 14th century the city became the capital of the Counts of Fürstenberg. The oldest seal dates from 1370 and shows a banner with the wolf's-hook (Wolfsangel), the symbol used by the Lords of Wolfach. All later seals show the banner, accompanied most often by some stars
The seals of the city:
Seal from 1370-1543
Seal from 1524-1565
Seal from 1551-1628
Seal from 1553-1588
Seal from 1646-1721
Seal from 1711
Seal from 1755
Seal from 1784
Seal from 1819
Seal from the 19th century
Seal from the 19th century
Seal from 1877-1901
Seal from 1902
The oldest use of official arms date from the 19th century and these arms showed only the hook. Older images, since the 16th century, have shown the use of the hook as a city symbol, but not in official arms. The colours differed widely in the different images, and were officially determined in 1956.
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.