Hechingen

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HECHINGEN

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Zollernalbkreis (until 1973 Hechingen)
Additions : 1971 Stetten bei Hechingen; 1972 Bechtoldsweiler, Beuren, Boll, Schlatt, Sickingen, Stein, Weilheim

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Official blazon

Geviert von Silber und Schwarz.

Origin/meaning

Hechingen was founded as a city around 1300 by the Counts of Zollern (later Princes of Hohenzollern), whose ancestral castle was near the city. All seals and arms of the city thus show the quartered shield of the family.

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The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.