Last modified: 2020-11-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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It is a blue-white-black vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: M. Schmöger's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Nov 2020
Shield quartered, 1st and 4th quarter quartered of Sable and Argent, 2nd and 3rd quarter Argent an intial "W" Azure.
Meaning:
In 1323 German King Ludwig the Bavarian granted the rights of a market town and of a fortification. The first local seals are known since the 16th century. They displayed the current pattern, which was also displayed in a painting from 1581 and a Roll of Arms from 1767. The quartered shield displays the arms of the Zollern kin. The initial, the first letter of the town's name, is a distinguishing mark.
Source: Stadler 1968, p.100
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Nov 2020
The arms were confirmed on 6 November 1962 by the Main State Archives (Hauptstaatsarchiv) in München.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Nov 2020
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