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Schutterwald Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Schutterwald, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg

Last modified: 2020-08-29 by klaus-michael schneider
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Schutterwald Municipality

Schutterwald Banner

It is a green-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Aug 2020

Schutterwald Coat of Arms

Shield Argent an eradicated linden Vert.
Meaning:
Schutterwald was mentioned in 1293 as a forest, in 1351 as a village. The arms are based on the oldest local court seals with prints from 1456 and 1492, the branches of the linden had been sagged until the 19th century. Stamps from the 19th century displayed the tree without roots.
Source: Landeskundliches Informationssystem Baden-Württemberg
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Aug 2020

The current version of the arms was fixed in 1900 by the General State Archive of Baden. The banner was approved on 27 November 1972 by Minister of Interior of Baden-Württemberg, published in GABl 1084/1973.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Aug 2020


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