Tengen

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TENGEN

State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Konstanz
Additions : 1971 Talheim, Uttenhofen; 1973 Blumenfeld; 1975 Büsslingen (1972 Beuren am Ried), Watterdingen (1972 Weil), Wiechs am Randen

The present arms

The arms from 1902

Official blazon

• (1902) In Rot ein aufgerichtetes silbernes Einhorn
• (1976) In Rot ein aufgerichtetes silbernes Einhorn, zwischen dem linken Vorder- und Hinterfuß einen silbernen Schild haltend, darin ein gradarmiges schwarzes Tatzenkreuz

Origin/meaning

Tengen was created in 1876 from the former municipalities of Tengen-Dorf, Tengen-Stadt and Tengen-Hinterburg. The latter had received city rights in 1291, became a possession of Habsburg in 1301 and in 1488 of the Teutonic Knoights. Only during the Habsburg reign the city had used a seal, showing the arms of the Habsburg family. As no other historical arms or seals were known, the new city adopted in 1902 the unicorn from the Lords of Tengen.

After the merger with the other municipalities an escutcheon was added on March 15, 1976. The shield shows the arms of the Teutonic Knights, as most of the other municipalities belonged for some time to the Knights.

Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; John and Heine, 1989