Au am Rhein

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AU AM RHEIN

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Rastatt

Wappen von Au am Rhein/Arms (crest) of Au am Rhein
Official blazon
German
  • (1901) In Silber ein menschliches Auge mit blauer Iris.
  • (1978) In von Blau und Grün durch einen erniedrigten silbernen Wellenbalken geteiltem Schild ein silberner Reiher mit schwarzen Füßen.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The oldest known seal of Au dates from 1520 and shows an eye. The eye was a canting element (from Auge, eye). The two later seals also show the arms with the eye. In a seal from 1718 the eye appears above a duck's claw. In the 19th century the eye completely disappears and the seal shows the duck's claw in a circle.

In November 1900 the State Archives proposed as arms the eye, as it had a longer history than the claw. The council approved the new arms in January 1901 (see image below). The council, however, was not very satisfied by the eye, or the claw. So finally in 1978 the present arms were granted, showing a heron. The heron is taken as a local symbol, as there is a large colony of these birds in the municipality. The base of the arms shows the river Rhine.

Wappen von Au am Rhein/Coat of arms (crest) of Au am Rhein

Seal from 1880
Wappen von Au am Rhein/Coat of arms (crest) of Au am Rhein

The arms from 1901-1978






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Literature: Zier and Fütterer 1966; John et al., 1990.