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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
German Civic Heraldry

DURMERSHEIM

District (Kreis) : Rastatt
Additions : 1972 Würmersheim
State : Baden-Württemberg

Origin/meaning:
The arms were granted in 1901, but are of much older origin. The first time the combination of the arms of Baden and the stick appears is on a seal of the village from 1555. In the 19th century seals of the town the Baden arms disappear, it was restored in 1901.
The origin of the stick is not clear. Several monasteries as well as the Bishops of Speyer held lands and property in or around the town. The staff has been explained as the staff of either one of the abbotts or the bishop. The colours are the colours of Speyer.
Another explanation is that it is a pilgrim's staff, as many pilgrims travelled to the village of Bickesheim, which was combined with Durmersheim in the 14th century.

Literature : Stadler, K., 1964-1971; Zier and Futterer, 1966; John et al., 1990.


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