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When the village required a new seal and arms in 1905 the State Archives proposed to add a crosier, and determine the colours as either silver on red or gold on blue. The crosier is a symbol for the [[Lorch Abbey]], to which the village belonged from the 12<sup>th</sup> century onwards. The village decided upon the above colours. | When the village required a new seal and arms in 1905 the State Archives proposed to add a crosier, and determine the colours as either silver on red or gold on blue. The crosier is a symbol for the [[Lorch Abbey]], to which the village belonged from the 12<sup>th</sup> century onwards. The village decided upon the above colours. | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Bardua, 1973. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Bardua, 1973. | ||
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MÜNSTER
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Stuttgart
Incorporated into : 1931 Stuttgart
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| English | (Stuttgart) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The oldest seal of Münster dates from 1611 and is thereby one of the oldest village seals in the area. It showed the letter M.
When the village required a new seal and arms in 1905 the State Archives proposed to add a crosier, and determine the colours as either silver on red or gold on blue. The crosier is a symbol for the Lorch Abbey, to which the village belonged from the 12th century onwards. The village decided upon the above colours.
Literature: Bardua, 1973.