Hornberg

	HORNBERG Country : Germany State : Baden-Württemberg District (Kreis) : Ortenaukreis (until 1972 Wolfach) Additions: 1971 Niederwasser 1974 Reichenbach Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":48.2120000000000032969182939268648624420166015625,"lon":8.2295999999999995822008713730610907077789306640625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Silber über grünem Dreiberg zwei abgewendete, gestürzte schwarze Hifthörner.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Hornberg, which became a city in 1275, was the capital of the Lordship of Hornberg, which was an imperial fief. In the middle of the 15^th century the larger part territory became a possession of Württemberg, other parts of the original territory had already been taken by other rulers (see Triberg im Schwarzwald).

The oldest seal is known from the 15^th century, but is probably older. It shows the arms of the Lords of Hornberg, only the horns are placed facing the side of the shield, instead of facing each other as in the arms of the family. The arms are canting (Horn-berg = horn-mountain). The arms thus have not changed considerably, only the shape of the mountain changed regularly over the centuries.

Image gallery

Seal from 1428-1433
Seal from 1451-1628
Seal from the 18th century
Seal from 1798
Seal from the 19th century
Seal from the 19th century
Seal from 1901
The arms in the Chorographia Württemberg (Wolleber, 1591)
The arms in 1596
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Municipal stationery, 1960s

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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