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Forchtenberg City (Germany)

Stadt Forchtenberg, Hohenlohekreis, Baden-Württemberg

Last modified: 2017-11-18 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: forchtenberg | ernsbach | sindringen | wohlmutshausen | st.michael | cogwheel | hammer and mallet | triple mount | cross(latin) | star(6-point) | inescutcheons(3) | plough |
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[Forchtenberg City Banner spotted]
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2013
[Forchtenberg City Banner (1966 - 1978)]
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2013
[Forchtenberg City Banner (since 1978)]
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2013
     

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City of Forchtenberg

Forchtenberg City Banner spotted

It is a red - white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top. (left image above)
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Forchtenberg City Banner (1966 - 1978)

It is a white - red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms version 1966 is shifted to the top. (central image above)
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database

Banner and coat of arms were approved on 22 June 1966 by ministry of interior of Baden-Württemberg, published in GABl 502/1966.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2013

Forchtenberg City Banner (since 1978)

It is a white - red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms version 1978 is shifted to the top. (right image above)
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Banner and coat of arms were approved on 7 June 1978 by the county administration, published in GABl 325/1979.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2013

Forchtenberg Coat of Arms Version 1978

In a red shield is St. Michael nimbed golden and dressed in silver (= white) armour. He kills a dragon of the same colour by a golden lance with a cross at its top.
Meaning:
Count Ruppert of Dürn granted city rights in 1298. The oldest known seal is probably from the end of the 15th century. St. Michael, the patron saint of the local church, appears there ever since. The pattern changed in detail several times. The colours were fixed in 1936.
Source: Stadler 1971, p.40
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2013

Forchtenberg Coat of Arms Version 1966

It is nearly the same as the current coat of arms. The lance of St. Michael had however no cross on top. According to Stadler's image I drew the angel with fair hair.
Source: Stadler 1971, p.40
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2013


Borough of Ernsbach

Ernsbach Banner
[Forchtenberg-Ernsbach banner] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2013
approved 15 February 1956

It is a red - white vertical bicolour.The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2013

Ernsbach Coat of Arms

The shield is divided per pale into silver (= white) and red. The dexter side displays a red cogwheel, the sinister side in silver (= white) hammer and mallet, the symbols of mining. On the base is a blue triple mount.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database

Banner and coat of arms were approved on 15 February 1956 by ministry of interior of Baden-Württemberg, published in GABl 246/1956.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2013


Borough of Sindringen

Sindringen Banner
[Forchtenberg-Sindringen banner] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2013

It is a light blue - yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2013

Sindringen Coat of Arms

On the base of the light blue shield is a green triple mount. The mountain is topped by a golden (= yellow) Latin cross flanked by two 6-point stars of the same colour.
Meaning:
Sindringen was founded around 1320 by the Lords of Weinsberg. It became a possession of Hohenlohe in 1322/1328, who effected that Emperor Karl IV granted city- and market rights in 1363. Sindringen remained a dominion of various lines of the Hohenlohe kin until 1806, when it became a part of the Kingdom of Württemberg. The arms are known from seals since the 16th century. The cross maybe an allusion to the local church dedicated to the Holy Cross. Please note that the stars within Stadler's book are 8-point, but the deed of approval confirms a 6-point star.
Source: Stadler 1971, p.96

Banner and coat of arms were approved on 20 April 1964 by ministry of interior of Baden-Württemberg, published in GABl 299/1964.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2013


Borough of Wohlmutshausen

Wohlmutshausen Banner
[Forchtenberg-Wohlmutshausen banner] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2013

It is a red - white vertical bicolour.The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2013

Wohlmutshausen Coat of Arms

It is a red shield. All charges are silver (= white). Above is a plough, below are three plain inescutcheons ordered 2:1.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database

Banner and coat of arms were approved on29 March 1966 by ministry of interior of Baden-Württemberg, published in GABl 291/1966.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Mar 2013


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