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'''MEERSBURG''' | '''MEERSBURG''' | ||
State : [[Baden-Württemberg]]<br/> | State : [[Baden-Württemberg]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Bodenseekreis]] (until 1973 [[Überlingen (kreis)|Überlingen]])<br /> | District (Kreis) : [[Bodenseekreis]] (until 1973 [[Überlingen (kreis)|Überlingen]])<br /> | ||
Additions : 1972 [[Baitenhausen]] | Additions: 1972 [[Baitenhausen]] | ||
[[File:meersbur.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:meersbur.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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| | | In Gold über blauem Wellenschildfuß eine gemauerte rote Burg mit Zinnenturm über dem geöffneten Tor und beiderseitigem Pultdach. | ||
In Gold über blauem Wellenschildfuß eine gemauerte rote Burg mit Zinnenturm über dem geöffneten Tor und beiderseitigem Pultdach. | |||
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Meersburg developed around the castle of the Bishops of Konstanz and received city rights in 1299. The oldest seal is known since the early 14<sup>th</sup> century and shows a castle (Burg) on a sea (Meer), the latter symbolising the Bodensee lake. From 1500 onwards the composition is known as the arms of the city. Even though the composition has not changed, the shape and size of the castle has changed considerably during the centuries. | Meersburg developed around the castle of the Bishops of Konstanz and received city rights in 1299. The oldest seal is known since the early 14<sup>th</sup> century and shows a castle (Burg) on a sea (Meer), the latter symbolising the Bodensee lake. From 1500 onwards the composition is known as the arms of the city. Even though the composition has not changed, the shape and size of the castle has changed considerably during the centuries. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:Meersburg1500.jpg|alt=Wappen von Meersburg/Arms (crest) of Meersburg|The arms around 1500 | |||
File:Meersburg1892.jpg|alt=Wappen von Meersburg/Arms (crest) of Meersburg|The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | |||
File:meersburg.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Meersburg/Arms (crest) of Meersburg|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
File:Meersburgg.jpg|alt=Wappen von Meersburg/Arms (crest) of Meersburg|The arms in the city ([http://www.gevelstenen.net/kerninventarisatie/images/Meersburg/69200273.jpg source]) | |||
| | File:meersburgg1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Meersburg/Arms (crest) of Meersburg|The arms of [[Hugo von Hohenlandenberg]]<br>and Meersburg ([http://www.gevelstenen.net/kerninventarisatie/images/Meersburg/69210331.jpg source]) | ||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:42, 28 January 2024
MEERSBURG
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Bodenseekreis (until 1973 Überlingen)
Additions: 1972 Baitenhausen
| German | In Gold über blauem Wellenschildfuß eine gemauerte rote Burg mit Zinnenturm über dem geöffneten Tor und beiderseitigem Pultdach. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
Meersburg developed around the castle of the Bishops of Konstanz and received city rights in 1299. The oldest seal is known since the early 14th century and shows a castle (Burg) on a sea (Meer), the latter symbolising the Bodensee lake. From 1500 onwards the composition is known as the arms of the city. Even though the composition has not changed, the shape and size of the castle has changed considerably during the centuries.
Image gallery
The arms around 1500
The municipal stamp shown in 1892
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the city (source)
The arms of Hugo von Hohenlandenberg
and Meersburg (source)
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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