Au am Rhein: Difference between revisions
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "{{de}}" to "") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "|'''English''' ↵| {{blazon wanted}}" to "|'''English''' | blazon wanted") Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''English''' | |'''English''' | ||
| | | blazon wanted | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 06:47, 7 April 2023
AU AM RHEIN
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Rastatt
| German |
|
| 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.
 Seal from 1880 |
 The arms from 1901-1978 |
Literature: Zier and Fütterer 1966; John et al., 1990.