Bischweier

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BISCHWEIER

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Rastatt

Official blazon

In Silber das rote Ortszeichen in Form eines spiegelverkehrten kleinen h, überhöht rechts oben von einem roten Stern.

Origin/meaning

The strange figure in the arms is described as a plough-stick, which first appears in a seal known from 1751. The stick was already combined with the star. The origin of both symbols is not known.

In the early 19^th century the seal of the village showed the stick flipped horizontally and the star had disappeared. Later in the 19^th century the old combination was restored. The combination was proposed in the present colours by the State Archives in November 1900, and adopted by the council in January 1901.