Coats of arms of the German urban and rural districts

Circles in Germany

This list shows and explains the coat of arms of the German city - and counties .

In the Federal Republic of Germany there are currently (November 2016) 107 independent cities (including the city-states Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen). There are also 294 counties . This includes the three municipal associations of a special kind , the Saarbrücken regional association , the Hanover region and the Aachen city region . In addition, the list includes all current license plates, including those that have been reintroduced.

Almost all of these regional authorities have their own coat of arms, which often refers to history or regional characteristics.

Recurring elements

Frequently recurring elements usually remind of the earlier (and present) belonging to a certain territory.

Palatinate lion	Bavarian diamonds	Märkischer Adler	Deer pole	Diamond wreath	Nettle leaf
Electoral Palatinate	Bavaria	Brandenburg	Württemberg	Saxony	Holstein
Amberg , Mannheim	Altötting , Coburg	Eichsfeld district , Märkisch-Oderland	Zollernalbkreis , Tuttlingen district	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt , Coburg district	Pinneberg , Schaumburg
Franconian rake	Mainz wheel	Bergischer lion	Trier Cross	Ravensberger rafters	Veldenzer lion
Francs	Kurmainz	Duchy of Berg	Diocese of Trier	Ravensberg county	County of Veldenz
Haßberge district , Main-Tauber district	Mainz , Erfurt	District of Mettmann , Düsseldorf , Wuppertal	Koblenz , Bernkastel-Wittlich	Bielefeld , Gütersloh district	Birkenfeld , Kusel
Colorful lion	Sachsenross	Mecklenburg bull head	Meissen lion	Landsberg piles	Imperial eagle
Hessen , Thuringia	Tribal Duchy of Saxony	Mecklenburg , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	Margraviate of Meissen	Mark Landsberg	Free imperial city
Hochtaunuskreis , Wartburgkreis	Herford , Verden , the district Helmstedt	District of Mecklenburg Lake District , District of Northwest Mecklenburg	Leipzig , district of Meissen	Chemnitz , Zörbig	Dortmund , Nuremberg , Lübeck

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		City region Aachen AC, MON	Lion = Duchy of Jülich Swan on antlers = Burtscheid (Count of Woestenraedt)
		District of Ahrweiler AW	Cross = Archdiocese of Cologne Lion = Duchy of Jülich Imperial eagle = Count of Are Wavy bar = Prussian Rhine Province
		Aichach-Friedberg district AIC, FDB	Rauten = Wittelsbacher oak leaf = Aichach cross = Friedberg
		Alb-Donau-Kreis ( Ulm ) UL	Imperial eagle = imperial city Ulm , stag rods = Württemberg red-silver = margraviate Burgau
		District of Altenburger Land ABG, SLN	Rose = Count of Altenburg Lion = Pleißenland Rautenkranz = Saxony-Altenburg Acorn = Altenburg playing card
		District Altenkirchen (Westerwald) AW	Gelöwter Leopard = Grafschaft Sayn wall anchor = Lords of Wildenburg Cross Electorates of Cologne (black) and Trier (red)
		Altmarkkreis Salzwedel SAW, GA, KLZ	Märkischer Adler = Mark Brandenburg Lion = Braunschweig-Lüneburg fitting = Albrecht the Bear
		District Altötting AÖ, LF	Church with crown = Chapel of Grace in Altötting, Raute = Wittelsbacher
		District of Alzey-Worms AZ	Dragon = Siegfried the dragon slayer Fiedel = Volker von Alzey
		City of Amberg AM	diminished lion = Pfalz-Bayern Rauten = Wittelsbacher
		District of Amberg-Sulzbach AS, BUL , ESB , NAB , SUL	Lion = Pfalz Fleur-de-lis (lily) = Sulzbach mallet = mining
		District Ammerland WST ( Westerstede )	Stripes = Oldenburg anchor cross = spole and Conneforde acorn = abundance of forests Jagged lines = Oldenburg
		Anhalt-Bitterfeld district ABI, AZE, BTF, KÖT, ZE	Black bear = Ascanian / Anhalt national emblem Black lion = Saxon-Wettin insignum Red sea leaves = reference to the county of Brehna Palme = from the former district of Köthen
		City of Ansbach AN	Wavy bar = Lords of Dornberg Wavy bar with fish = Onolzbach
		Ansbach district AN , DKB, FEU, ROT	black-silver box = Hohenzollern Franconian rake = Franconian imperial eagle = imperial cities Rothenburg ob der Tauber , Dinkelsbühl and Feuchtwangen
		City of Aschaffenburg AB	Martin von Tours = patron saint of the city (belonging to Kurmainz )
		District of Aschaffenburg AB , ALZ	Mainz wheel = Kurmainz rings = men's real oak branch = Spessart
		City of Augsburg A	Swiss stone pine (stylized pine cone ) = Roman standard and symbol of the Roman province of Raetia
		District of Augsburg A , SMÜ, WHO	Cross = Ulrichskreuz = Augsburg Lily ( Fleur-de-lis ) = Fugger family from Graben = Schwabmünchen
		District Aurich AUR, NOR	Virgin eagle ( Harpye ) = family Cirksena and East Frisia

B.

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		Bad Dürkheim district ( Bad Dürkheim an der Weinstrasse) DÜW	Lion = Kurpfalz Adler = Lords of Leiningen Grapes = German Wine Route
		Bad Kissingen district KG, BRK, HAB	three fountains = Bad Bocklet , Bad Brückenau and Bad Kissingen Adler = Count of Henneberg Tatzenkreuz = Fulda Abbey
		District of Bad Kreuznach KH	Lion = Kurpfalz silver-blue box = Vordere Grafschaft Sponheim
		Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district TÖL, WOR	Andechser Löwe = Wolfratshausen crossed abbot bars = Benediktbeuern monastery Rauten = Wittelsbacher
		City of Baden-Baden BAD	Wall crown to distinguish it from the Baden state coat of arms. Beam = Zähringer
		City of Bamberg BA	Knight = Saint George Adler = Count of Andechs-Meranien
		Bamberg district BA	Eber = Ebrach Monastery Löwe = Bamberg Monastery
		Barnim district BAR, BER, EW	Eagles in confused colors with golden clover stems
		District of Bautzen BZ, BIW, HY, KM	golden three-pinned wall on a blue background = Margraviate Oberlausitz , Bautzen
		City of Bayreuth BT	black and white = Hohenzollern lion = burgrave of Nuremberg Reuten (shovels with curved handle = "–reuth" (from Roden))
		Bayreuth district BT, EBS , ESB , KEM , MÜB , PEG	Rauten = Bayern Adler = Brandenburg-Bayreuth
		District of Berchtesgadener Land BGL, BGD, LF , REI	Key = Prince Provost Berchtesgaden Löwe = Archdiocese of Salzburg Rauten = Wittelsbacher
		District of Bergstrasse ( Heppenheim (Bergstrasse) ) HP	Zinnenturm = Starkenburg
		City of Berlin B	Berlin bear = probably Albrecht I.
		District of Bernkastel-Wittlich WIL, BKS	Cross = Archdiocese of Trier Key = Wittlich Krebs = Nikolaus von Kues (Name: Cryfftz) red-silver box = County of Sponheim
		Biberach BC district	Imperial eagle = Biberach and Buchau Abtsstab = monasteries in the district
		City of Bielefeld BI	Archway = city fortifications, shield with rafters = Grafschaft Ravensberg
		District of Birkenfeld BIR	Chess pattern = back Grafschaft Sponheim Löwe = Grafschaft Veldenz
		City of Bochum BO, WAT	Book = allusion to the city name Schachbalken = Grafschaft Mark (usually 3 × 8)
		Bodenseekreis ( Friedrichshafen ) FN, TT, ÜB	Wavy threads = Lake Constance bike = Lords of Markdorf and Raderach
		District of Boeblingen BB, LEO	Hirschstangen = Württemberg flag = Count Palatine of Tübingen
		City of Bonn BN	Cross = Electorate of Cologne lion (popularly " stone wolf ") = old Bonn court symbol
		Börde district ( Bördekreis ) BK , BÖ, HDL, OC, OK, WMS, WZL	Hornhaus rider
		District of Borken BOR, AH, BOH	red-gold = diocese of Münster 3 pillars = Lords of Zuylen (Bocholt)
		City of Bottrop BOT	black crutch cross = German order of knights blue shield = 3 white wolf fishing rods = church light
		Brandenburg an der Havel BRB	Crown = symbol of the union Castle with green clapboards and eagles = old town Castle with blue clapboards and knights = new town
		City of Braunschweig BS	Brunswick Lion = Henry the Lion red and white = city colors
		District of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald ( Freiburg im Breisgau ) FR	red-silver-red = front Austria red-gold = Baden Adler = Zähringer
		City of Bremen HB	Bremen key = Apostle Simon Peter
		Seaside City Bremerhaven HB	Ship = harbor fish = fishing scythe leaves = lehe anchor = Geestemünde cross and key = Bremerhaven
		Burgenlandkreis BLK, HHM, NEB, NMB, WSF, ZZ	City wall = castles in the district of grapes = viticulture, coat of arms = lignite mining

C.

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		District of Calw CW	Lion on Dreiberg = Counts of Calw Quelle = health resorts in the district
		District of Celle CE	Lion and heart from the Danish royal coat of arms = Principality of Lüneburg
		District Cham CHA, KÖZ, ROD , WÜM	Rauten = Counts of Bogen (later Wittelsbacher ) Church = Chammünster
		City of Chemnitz C	Piles = Mark Landsberg ( Landsberger Pfähle ) Leo = Margraviate of Meißen
		District of Cloppenburg CLP	above = Duchy of Oldenburg Lindenblätter = Tecklenburger Count Balken = Diocese of Münster
		City of Coburg CO, NEC	Mauritius = Mohr (patron saint of the city)
		District of Coburg CO, NEC	Rauten = Bavaria Rautenkranz = Wettiner (connection with Saxony )
		District of Cochem-Zell COC, ZEL	Cross = Diocese of Trier Horn = Lordship of Braunshorn in Beilstein Löwe = Count Palatine of Aachen
		District of Coesfeld COE, LH	red bar = Münster monastery bishop with goose = St. Liudger Glocke = Lüdinghausen
		City of Cottbus CB	closed gate with two towers Krebs = Lords of Cottbus
		District of Cuxhaven CUX	Bishop with shepherd's staff = St. Nicholas of Myra = patron saint of seafarers (coat of arms of the country of Hadeln )

D.

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		District of Dachau DAH	Rhombuses = Wittelsbach zigzag bars = Counts of Dachau
		District of Dahme-Spreewald LDS, KW, LC, LN	Bull = Lübben and Luckau eagle = Brandenburg crown = Königs Wusterhausen
		City of Darmstadt DA	Crown = Grand Duchy of Hesse Lion = Count of Katzenelnbogen Lily = Mother of God Maria (?)
		Darmstadt-Dieburg district DA, DI	Lion = Count of Katzenelnbogen Mainzer Rad = Diocese of Mainz 23 stars = 23 cities and communities in the district
		District of Deggendorf DEG	Double-headed eagle = Metten Abbey Wavy bar = Danube and Isar green hills = Bavarian Forest gold = fertile soil
		City of Delmenhorst DEL	Tower = Castle Tower (" Blue Tower ")
		City of Dessau-Roßlau DE, RSL	Adler = Dessau diamond wreath = Saxony red and gold diamond = county Waldersee sailing ship = Roßlau
		District of Diepholz DH, SY	Lion = Count Diepholzer Bärenklauen = Count von Hoya
		District of Dillingen on the Danube DLG, WHO	Lion = County of Dillingen and Landvogtei Höchstädt Staufer -Löwe ​​= Wertingen Lily = Dillingen
		Dingolfing-Landau district DGF, LAN	Rauten = Wittelsbach lion = Landau on the Isar, bars = Dingolfing
		District of Dithmarschen ( Heide ) HEI, MED	Dithmarscher Reiter = Dithmarschen peasant republic
		District of Donau-Ries DON, Lower Austria	Eagle golden St. Andrew's cross lozenges = Wittelsbacher
		Donnersbergkreis KIB, ROK	red wheel = Lords of Bolanden blue wheel = Hohenfels sideline, curved tip = Donnersberg green = forest wealth, sun = vineyards
		City of Dortmund DO	Imperial eagle = former imperial city
		City of Dresden DD	Lion = Margraviate of Meißen " Landsberger Pfähle " = Mark Landsberg black and yellow = city colors
		City of Duisburg DU	Double-headed eagle = imperial freedom three-tower tinned castle = name of the city
		District of Düren DN, JÜL, MON, SLE	Lion = Duchy of Jülich Blatt = paper production " D " = Düren
		City of Düsseldorf D	Anchor = Rhine shipping Bergischer Löwe = Duchy of Berg

E.

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		District of Ebersberg EBE	Boar and mountain = Ebersberg fir = forest 29 branches = orig. 29 municipalities
		Eichsfeld district EIC, HIG, WBS	Adler = Brandenburg Mainzer Rad = Diocese of Mainz
		District of Eichstätt EI	Torch = Industry Shepherd's staff = Diocese of Eichstätt Antler pole = Hirschberg Rauten = Wittelsbacher
		Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm BIT, PRÜ	Lamm = Priory Abbey of Prüm Stripes = Luxembourg Cross = Duchy of Trier Tower = Bitburg
		City of Eisenach EA	Saint George = patron saint of Landgrave Ludwig der Springer , the son of the founder of Eisenach
		District of Elbe-Elster EE, FI, LIB	Lion = County of Meissen gold-black = Saxony-Wittenberg Bull = Lower Lusatia silver-red = Brandenburg
		City of Emden EMD	Virgo eagle (" Engelke up de Muer " = angel on the wall ) = Cirksena family wall = security waves = river Ems
		District of Emmendingen EM	black mountain = lords of Schwarzenberg wing = lords of Üsenberg sloping beam = Baden-Hachberg
		District of Emsland EL	Hünengrab = Aschendorf-Hümmling district, rose-medlar blossoms = Meppen wave cut = River Ems, anchor = Lingen district
		Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis EN, WIT	Check pattern = Counts of the Mark Wavy beam = rivers Ennepe and Ruhr
		Enzkreis PF ( Pforzheim )	4 diamonds = Black Forest , Heckengäu , Kraichgau and Stromberg wave bars = Enz
		District of Erding ED	Rauten = Wittelsbacher Ross = the region with the greatest number of horses in Bavaria ( Haag County )
		City of Erfurt EF	Six-spoke Mainz wheel = former affiliation with Kurmainz
		City of Erlangen ER	red eagle = Brandenburg black eagle = Prussia lion = old town ( Luxembourg lion) "E" and "S" = Margravine Elisabeth Sophie
		District Erlangen-Höchstadt ERH, HÖS	Lion = Hochstift Bamberg Schildbord = Nuremberg / Brandenburg-Bayreuth blue-gold = City of Nuremberg Regnitz's paddle wheels
		Erzgebirgskreis ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP	Lion = Margraviate of Meißen mallets and iron = mining green background = wooded Ore Mountains
		City of Essen E.	Crown = Principality of Essen Alliance coat of arms (2 shields) Eagle = Imperial city, sword of execution = St. Cosmas and Damian
		Esslingen district ES, NT	Adler = imperial city Esslingen Hifthorn = Nürtingen Rauten = rule Teck
		District of Euskirchen EU, SLE	Roses = Count of Arenberg Lion = Duchy of Jülich Cross = Archdiocese of Cologne Zackenbalken = Manderscheid - Blankenheim

F.

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		City of Flensburg FL	Leopard = Schleswig Nesselblatt = Holstein Tower = former castle Wellen = Flensburg Fjord
		Forchheim district FO, EBS , PEG	Lion = Hochstift Bamberg Schlüssel = family von Schlüsselberg Fish = trout ( Forchheim )
		City of Frankenthal (Pfalz) FT	Lion with orb and shield triangular corner stone = three-man stone? or ploughshare? (probably reference to the motto of the Reformed religious refugees " God is our cornerstone ")
		City of Frankfurt am Main F.	Frankfurt eagle = imperial eagle ( imperial city ) crown = meaning for the empire
		City of Frankfurt (Oder) FF	City gate Hahn = Galli ( Gauls ) coat of arms = Märkischer Adler
		City of Freiburg im Breisgau FR	Georgskreuz = city patron St. Georg
		District of Freising FS	Rauten = Kranzberg and Moosburg an der Isar Mohrenkopf = Hochstift Freising (St. Korbinian ) Rose = Counts of Moosburg
		Freudenstadt district FDS, HCH , HOR, WOL	Wood grouse = Black Forest
		District of Freyung-Grafenau FRG, GRA, WOS	Wolf = Passau Bär = Bärnstein Rauten = Wittelsbacher
		District of Friesland FRI	Lion = Jeverland Cross = Aldenburg-Bentinck
		District of Fulda FD	Cross = Fulda Lion = Hesse
		Fürstenfeldbruck district FFB	butted sloping beam = St. Bernhard Fürstenkrone = Wittelsbacher Bridge = Markt Bruck (core town Fürstenfeldbruck )
		City of Fürth FÜ	Shamrock = "Trinity" during the Middle Ages (?)
		Fürth district FÜ	Adler = Brandenburg-Ansbach sloping beam = Margrave of Nuremberg Ear of corn = agriculture Cogwheel = industry

G

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		District of Garmisch-Partenkirchen GAP	Diamonds = Wittelsbach Guelph lion = Steingaden winning Mohr = with earring Bishopric of Freising
		City of Gelsenkirchen GE	Church = Gelsenkirchen mallets and iron = mining linden tree = Buer Löwe = lords of Horst Castle
		City of Gera G	Plauener Löwe = bailiffs of Weida tournament helmet
		District of Germersheim GER	Lion = Kurpfalz Cross = Hochstift Speyer Imperial Eagle = Imperial City of Germersheim
		District of Giessen GI	Beam triangle = half-timbered houses in the Antoniterkreuz district = Antoniterkloster Grünberg
		District of Gifhorn GF	Lion = Welf lion and hearts from the Danish royal coat of arms = Principality of Lüneburg Horn = City of Gifhorn
		District of Göppingen GP	Hirschstange = Württemberg lion = Staufer (" Staufer Circle ")
		District of Görlitz GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI	Silesian eagle = Silesia Bohemian lion = Bohemia Zinnenmauer = Oberlausitz Lindenblatt = Sorbs
		District of Göttingen GÖ , DUD, HMÜ, OHA
		District of Goslar GS, BRL, CLZ	Imperial Eagle = Imperial City of Goslar Lion = Lords of Schladen
		District of Gotha GTH	Friedenstein Palace (largest baroque palace in Europe) corrugated beam = Leina Canal Stern = Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg
		County of Bentheim ( Nordhorn ) NOH	17 full and 2 half circular shield fittings = Grafschaft Bentheim ( Count seal with 19 golden pfennigs )
		District of Greiz GRZ, ZR	Lion and crane = Princely house Reuss simplified form of the Saxon coat of arms = Duchy of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach
		District of Groß-Gerau GG	red-silver = Hessen black-silver = Isenburg (noble family) Herzschild = dynasty of Dornberg ( Katzenelnbogen )
		District of Günzburg GZ, KRU	Adler = Krumbach post and stripes = old district coat of arms
		District of Gütersloh GT	red and silver rafters = Grafschaft Ravensberg shield with wheel = Amt Reckenberg Adler = Grafschaft Rietberg

H

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		City of Hagen HA	Oak with 11 leaves = 11 districts 5 branches = 5 rivers
		City of Halle on the Saale HAL	see Halle (Saale)
		Hanseatic City of Hamburg HH	two " Mariensterne " above the side towers = patron saint Maria middle tower with cross = medieval Mariendom
		District of Hameln-Pyrmont HM	Lion = Count of Everstein = Count of Schwalenberg
		City of Hamm HAM	Chess bar = Count of the Mark
		Region Hanover H	Leo = Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg cloverleaf = state capital Hanover Yellow (Lion) = to red emblem of the old district Hannover (upper half) and Guelph standard colors (in addition to blue-yellow)
		District of Harburg ( Winsen (Luhe) ) WL	Lion and heart from the Danish royal coat of arms = Principality of Lüneburg key = Bremen
		District of Harz HZ, HBS, QLB, WR	Trout = coat of arms of the counts of Wernigerode. Kredenzmesser = old imperial monastery Quedlinburg, white-red = diocese / district of Halberstadt
		District of Haßberge HAS, EBN, GEO , HOH	Franconian rake = Diocese of Würzburg Löwe = Diocese of Bamberg, reduced Saxon coat of arms = Königsberg in Bavaria
		Havelland district HVL, NAU, RN	Eagle head = Brandenburg swans = Osthavelland dividing line = River Havel Stars = 2
		District Heidekreis HK	Lion = Soltau Hünengrab = Fallingbostel
		City of Heidelberg HD	Leo = Count Palatine Dreiberg = name of the city
		District Heidenheim HDH	Bar = lords of Hellenstein Zinnenturm = other lords in the district
		City of Heilbronn HN	Imperial eagle = imperial freedom breastplate
		District Heilbronn HN	Adler = oldest seal of the city of Lauffen am Neckar , probably an imperial eagle ( interpreted as the coat of arms of the Counts of Lauffen until 2012 )
		District of Heinsberg HS, ERK, GK	Lion = Lords of Heinsberg and Duchy of Jülich Lily Cross = former Erkelenz District Flax blossom = flax cultivation
		District of Helmstedt HE	Ross = Lower Saxony colors = Duchy of Braunschweig ears of corn = agriculture mallets = mining
		Herford HF district	Horse = sarcophagus of the Saxon Duke Wittekind in the collegiate church of Enger
		City of Herne HER, WAN	Emscherbruch wild horse = Wanne-Eickel mallet and iron = Herne
		District of Hersfeld-Rotenburg HEF, ROF	Double cross = Stift Hersfeld Lindenast = Rotenburg an der Fulda
		District of the Duchy of Lauenburg ( Ratzeburg ) RZ	Horse head = Lauenburg black and silver border = Prussia
		Hildburghausen district HBN	Lion = Margrave of Meißen Hahn = Henneberger Franconian Rake = Diocese of Würzburg
		District of Hildesheim HI, ALF	Eagle = City of Hildesheim Rose = Thousand-year-old rose bush in Hildesheim Cathedral. Deer antler = old districts Alfeld (Leine) and Hildesheim-Marienburg
		Hochsauerlandkreis HSK	Adler = Count of Arnsberg Cross = Archdiocese of Cologne
		Hochtaunuskreis ( Bad Homburg vdHöhe ) HG, USI	red-silver lion part = Landgraviate Hessen-Homburg golden lion part = Nassau 4 iron hats = Lords of Kronberg 4 clovers = city of Usingen
		City of Hof HO	Zinnentürme = city rights, lion = bailiffs of Weida
		District Hof HO , MÜB , NAI, REH , SAN	golden lion = Brandenburg-Bayreuth Zollernvierung silver and black = Rehau lion = Bavaria-Palatinate
		Hohenlohekreis ( Künzelsau ) KÜN, ÖHR	Leopards = princes of Hohenlohe Mainz wheel = diocese of Mainz
		District of Holzminden HOL	blue-silver = Everstein lion = Eversteiner count wave bar = river Weser
		District of Höxter HX, WAR	Lily = Warburg wave beam = River Weser cross = Diocese of Paderborn

I.

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		Ilm district IK, ARN, IL	Adler = Arnstadt Löwe = Prince of Schwarzburg Hahn = Count of Henneberg
		City of  Ingolstadt IN	fire-breathing panther = Count Palatine of Ortenburg (secondary coat of arms of the Wittelsbacher )

J

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		City of Jena J	Angels and dragons = Archangel Michael Weintraube = viticulture Lion on the coat of arms = Lords of Meissen
		District of Jerichower Land JL, BRG, GNT	silver post = Elbe-Havel Canal + Elbe as the western boundary of the district crane = landscape and nature of the district

K

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		City of Kaiserslautern KL	silver pole = river Lauter Fisch = ( legend of the pike in Kaiserwoog )
		District of Kaiserslautern KL	Adler = Reichsland around the royal palace Lautern Löwe = Pfalz Kugel = Lords of Sickingen Fisch = Kaiserslautern
		City of Karlsruhe KA	Color reversal of the Baden national coat of arms Fidelitas = Latin: loyalty
		District of Karlsruhe KA	Inclined beam = Baden cross = Diocese of Speyer Rauten = Kur-Pfalz Hirschstangen = Württemberg
		City of Kassel KS	13 clovers = number of councilors on the respective sides of the Fulda (?) Sloping beam = river Fulda (?)
		District of Kassel KS, HOG, WOH	Lion = Hesse (royal seat of Kassel) = Donareiche in the old district of Hofgeismar Wolfsangeln = old district of Wolfhagen
		City of Kaufbeuren KF	half eagle = free imperial city sloping beam and two stars = noble von Beuren
		District of Kelheim KEH, MAI , PAR , RID, ROL	Rauten = Wittelsbacher 3 silver-blue roses = bailiffs of the Benedictine monastery Biburg and lords of Stein and Wöhr as well as burgraves of Riedenburg silver-black = imperial barons of Abensberg
		City of Kempten (Allgäu) KE	Imperial eagle = liberation of the captured King Maximilian I. Tower = Burghalde (seat of the imperial abbey )
		City of Kiel KI	Holstein nettle leaf = Schauenburg bricked boat = city ​​rights (city wall) and port city
		District of Kitzingen KT	Vine = Viticulture Bridge = Kitzingen Franconian Rake = Diocese of Würzburg quartered shield = Castell ( Gerolzhofen )
		Kleve district KLE, GEL	Lily reel = Duchy of Cleves, Lion = Geldern
		City of Koblenz KO	Cross = Archdiocese of Trier Krone = Queen of Heaven Maria (patron saint of the city)
		City of Cologne K	silver-white = Hanse 3 crowns = holy three kings 11 flames = Saint Ursula of Cologne (actually ermine tails of Brittany , the homeland of Ursula)
		District of Konstanz KN, (BÜS)	Whitefish = abundance of fish Cross = Reichsabtei Reichenau and Hegau -Grafen Hirschstangen = Landgraviate Nellenburg
		City of Krefeld KR	Bishop without head = Saint Dionysius of Paris (Franconian national saint ) Gold-black-gold coat of arms = County Moers Key of Saint Peter = Uerdingen
		District of Kronach KC, SAN	Löwen = Bamberg Monastery and Weimar-Orlamünde County, Rad = Langheim Monastery
		District of Kulmbach KU, EBS , SAN	Bamberg Lion = area around Stadtsteinach crossing of black and silver = burgraves of Nuremberg eagle = Andechs-Meranier colors = Orlamünde
		District of Kusel KUS	golden lion = Pfalz-Zweibrücken blue lion = county Veldenz .
		Kyffhäuserkreis KYF, ART, SDH	Käfernburger Löwe = Fürstenhaus Schwarzburg square shield of the Counts of Mansfeld = Artern Dreiberg = wooded ridges Hainleite , Windleite and Kyffhäusergebirge Wavy strip = River Unstrut Wavy thread = River Wipper

L.

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		Lahn-Dill district LDK, DIL, (WZ)	Imperial Eagle = Imperial City of Wetzlar. Hunting Horn = County of Orange. Lion = Principality of Nassau
		City of Landau in the Palatinate LD	Lion in red bordered shield = city founder Count Emich IV. Von Leiningen-Landeck Imperial eagle = imperial freedom
		Landsberg am Lech district LL	Rauten = Wittelsbach golden eagle = Count of Diessen-Andechs red lion = Welf
		City of Landshut LA	3 iron hats with storm straps = city name " country hat " silver-blue = Wittelsbacher
		Landshut district LA , MAY , MAL , ROL , VIB	Rauten = Wittelsbacher Zinnen = Counts of Preysing
		District of Leer LER	Kleeblatt = Rheiderland , Overledingerland , Moormerland and Lengenerland ears of corn = agriculture. Lion = chief Focko Ukena
		City of Leipzig L	Lion = Margraviate of Meissen Landsberger Pfähle = Margrave of Landsberg
		District of Leipzig L , BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR	Three blue waves = New Lake District Burgturm = Gnandstein Castle symbolizes the Kohrener Land river symbol = Muldental
		City of Leverkusen LEV, OP	Lion = Count of Berg Wechselzinnenbalken = Opladen
		District of Lichtenfels LIF, STE	Imperial crown and orb = Bad Staffelstein Lion = Diocese of Bamberg
		District Limburg-Weilburg LM, WEL	Cross = Diocese of Limburg Löwe = Nassau (Oberlahnkreis, 1936)
		District of Lindau (Lake Constance) LI	Rauten = Wittelsbacher Linde = Lindau Three-lobed red flag = noble family Montfort Wavy beams = Lake Constance
		Circle lip LIP	Lippische Rose = Lippe 16 pollen grains = 16 municipalities in the district
		District of Lörrach LÖ	Lion = Lords of Rötteln red bar = Margraviate Baden Wellen = River Wiese
		Hanseatic City of Lübeck HL	Double eagle = imperial freedom breastplate = city colors ( Hanse )
		Lüchow-Dannenberg district DAN	Fir, wood and root = Dannenberg golden lozenges = Lüchow
		District of Ludwigsburg LB, VAI	Stag rod = Duchy of Württemberg Imperial eagle = Imperial city of Markgröningen (guardian of the imperial storm flag )
		City of Ludwigshafen am Rhein LU	Anchor = symbol of shipping
		District Ludwigslust-Parchim LUP, HGN, LBZ, LWL, PCH, STB	Bull's head = rule Werle
		District of Lüneburg LG	Hearts = Danish royal coat of arms (marriage of Duke Wilhelm of Lüneburg with the Dane Helena of Denmark ). Lion = Welfen

M.

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		City of Magdeburg MD	Jungfrau (Mägdelein) and castle = name of the city or Magadabourg = mighty castle
		District Main-Spessart MSP	Oak leaves = Spessart grape = Viticulture Mainzer Rad = Kurmainz Franconian rake = Diocese of Würzburg Wellenpfahl = Main
		Main-Kinzig-Kreis MKK, HU , GN, SLÜ	Swan = County Hanau Adler = old district Gelnhausen sloping beam = Lords of Hutten (old district Schlüchtern ) wave beam = Main and Kinzig
		Main-Tauber district ( Tauberbischofsheim ) TBB, MGH	Mainz wheel = Kurmainz Franconian rake cross = German order
		Main-Taunus-Kreis MTK	Mainzer Rad = Kurmainz rafters = men from Eppstein
		City of Mainz MZ	Mainz wheels connected by a silver cross, Bishop Willigis , who was elected Archbishop of Mainz in 975, is said to have been the son of a Wagner .
		District of Mainz-Bingen MZ , BIN	Mainzer Rad = Kurmainz Löwe = Kurpfalz Adler = imperial estates near Ingelheim am Rhein , Oppenheim and Nierstein
		City of Mannheim MA	Wolfsangel = old symbol lion = Electoral Palatinate
		Mansfeld-Südharz district MSH, EIL, HET, ML, SGH	Bar = Mansfeld Rauten = Querfurt mallet = Mining Fish = Mansfeld Lake District Tree = forest wealth
		District of Marburg-Biedenkopf MR, BID	Lion = Hessen Cross = German Order of Knights
		Märkischer Kreis MK	Lion = Duchy of Jülich (Iserlohn-Letmathe, Hennen) Checkerboard beams = Grafschaft Mark Kreuz = Kurköln (Menden, Balve, Meinerzhagen-Valbert)
		District of Märkisch-Oderland MOL, FRW, SEE, SRB	Adler = Brandenburg wave bar = or boat hook and star = Seelow
		Mayen-Koblenz district MYK, MY	Krone = Königsstuhl von Rhens Wave beam = Rhine and Moselle Maienbaum = Mayen
		District of Mecklenburg Lake District MSE, AT, DM, MC, MST, MÜR, NZ, RM, WRN, (NB)	Bull's head = Herrschaft Werle Greif = Duchy of Pomerania Wavy threads = cities Altentreptow , Demmin , Malchin , Neubrandenburg , Neustrelitz , Röbel , Waren
		District of Meißen MEI, GRH, RG, RIE	Leo = Margraviate of Meissen
		City of Memmingen MM	Prankenkreuz = place sign eagle = imperial city
		Merzig-Wadern MZG district	Cross = Diocese of Trier 3 Adler = Lorraine Wolfsangel = Soetern and Wadern Löwe = Luxembourg
		District of Mettmann ME	Lion = Count of Berg Castle = locksmith's shop Ears = agriculture
		District of Miesbach MB	Eagles and sticks = Hohenwaldeck, sea ​​leaves over waves = Tegernsee monastery
		Miltenberg district, MIL, OBB	Rauten = Bayern Mainzer Rad = Diocese of Mainz Wellen = Main Franconian Rake = Franconia
		District of Minden-Lübbecke MI	Key = Minden Balken = Grafschaft Ravensberg
		Central Saxony district ( Freiberg ) FG, BED, DL, FLÖ, HC, MW, RL	Meißner Löwe = Margraviate of Meißen Bergeisen = District of Freiberg three blue waves = District of Mittweida Wecken = Burgraviate of Leisnig
		City of Mönchengladbach MG	Alternating battlements, = Lords of Quadt Abtsstab = Benedictines on the Abteiberg for Gladbach Kreuz = Lords of Bylandt in Rheydt
		District of Mühldorf am Inn MÜ, VIB , WS	golden lion = Palatinate black lion = diocese of Salzburg
		City of Mülheim an der Ruhr MH	Slanted lattice = rule to Daun Rad = rule to Falkenstein lion = rule to Limburg bars and striding lion = rule to Oberstein golden blank sign = rule to Broich 4 crosses and wheel = rule to Reipoltskirchen
		City of Munich M	Monk with a black robe and red shoes, holding a red book of oath in his left hand, and taking an oath with his right hand (speaking sign = " with the monks ")
		District of Munich M , AIB , WOR	Rauten = Altkreis Bad Aibling gold-black = City of Munich Wavy bars = Isar
		City of Munster MS	Modification of the monastery coat of arms of the diocese of Münster (gold-red-gold) Combination with the coat of arms of the Hanseatic League (red-silver)

N

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		Neckar-Odenwald district ( Mosbach ) MOS, BCH	Mainz Wheel = Diocese of Mainz Rauten = Electoral Palatinate
		District of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen ND, SOB	Bärenkopf = Schrobenhausen Löwe = Principality of Palatinate-Neuburg Wavy bar = Rivers Danube and Paar
		District of Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate NM, PAR	golden lion = Pfalz striding and erect lion = Wolfstein
		City of Neumünster NMS	Factory with five chimneys = industrial city (textile and leather), silver swan with a golden crown of the neck = Stormarner swan, silver nettle leaf = Holstein
		Neunkirchen district NK	Lion = Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken Rose = Ottweiler Zahnrad = Neunkirchen (Saar)
		District Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim NEA, SEF, UFF	Brackenkopf = Neustadt an der Aisch Adler = Bad Windsheim
		District Neustadt an der Waldnaab NEW, ESB , VOH	Lion = Pfalz-Sulzbach Stars = Prince of Lobkowitz silver-blue bars = Counts of Leuchtenberg
		City of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse NW	Lion = Electoral Palatinate
		District of Neu-Ulm NU, ILL	Inclined beam = Counts of Berg-Pfaffenhofen Hifthorn = Lords of Neuffen crowned Mohrin with bishop 's hat in their hands = Counts of Kirchberg
		District of Neuwied NR	black cross = Archdiocese of Cologne red cross = Diocese of Trier Pfau = County of Wied
		District of Nienburg / Weser NI	Horse heads = traditional farmhouses Bear paw = Count of Hoya Horn = Count of Wölpe
		District of North Friesland NF	3 ships = Altkreise Südtondern , Husum and Eiderstedt Pflug = agriculture (Husum) Hering = fishing ( Sylt ) Stierkopf = agriculture (Eiderstedt)
		District of Nordhausen NDH	Schachtes field = Grafschaft Hohnstein tree stump = destroyed Nordhausen sprouting branch = future under a golden sky
		District of North Saxony ( Torgau ) TDO, DZ, EB, OZ, TG, TO	Lion = Margraviate of Meißen. Wavy bar = Elbe and Mulde rivers
		District of Northwest Mecklenburg NWM, GDB, GVM, WIS, (HWI)	Bull = Duchy of Mecklenburg
		District of Northeim NOM, EIN, GAN	Welf lions = old districts Northeim and Uslar
		City of Nuremberg N	half imperial eagle = imperial city sloping beam = city flag
		District of Nürnberger Land ( Lauf an der Pegnitz ) LAU, ESB , HEB, N , PEG	Imperial eagle = Imperial city of Nuremberg. Inclined beam = city flag of Nuremberg. Blue = River Pegnitz. Mill wheel = water power

O

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		District of Oberallgäu OA	Dreifels = Allgäu main ridge, Hohenstaufen lions = Duchy of Swabia
		Oberbergischer Kreis ( Gummersbach ) GM	red-silver chess bar from the Mark Brandenburg = Grafschaft Mark Burg = Homburg (Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg) Lion = Count of Berg
		City of Oberhausen OB	Mallet and iron = mining Mercury stick = trade and traffic Pliers and hammer = industry cogwheel = steel works
		District of Oberhavel OHV	Eagles = Brandenburg swans = nature
		District Oberspreewald-Lausitz OSL, CA, SFB	Bull = Calau Mauer = Senftenberg Shield = Meißen
		Odenwaldkreis ( Erbach ) ERB	Oak = Forests Stars = Counts of Erbach
		Oder-Spree district LOS, BSK, EH, FW	Boat hook = Bishopric of Lebus chess bar = Kloster Neuzelle and Kloster Zinna blades = Lords of Strehla Hirsch rod = Lords of Biberstein
		City of Offenbach am Main OF	Oak with 5 acorns = Reichsforst Dreieich
		Offenbach OF	Oak = Forests of Dreieich Schild = Knight of Isenburg Mainzer Rad = Kurmainz
		City of Oldenburg OL	City wall with central tower and side towers on a city wall Torfeld = Oldenburger Grafenschild
		District of Oldenburg OL	red and gold bars = Oldenburg coat of arms cross = Grafschaft Delmenhorst Rosen = Wildeshausen
		District of Olpe OE	Cross = Archdiocese of Cologne 5 crossbars = Barons von Fürstenberg
		Ortenaukreis OG, BH , KEL, LR, WOL	Double-headed eagle = imperial cities of Offenburg , Gengenbach and Zell am Harmersbach breastplate = St. Georg killing a lindworm
		City of Osnabrück OS	Rad = mint mark of the bishopric of Osnabrück
		District of Osnabrück OS , BSB, MEL, WTL	Tower = Iburg Rad = Osnabrück
		Ostalbkreis ( Aalen ) AA, GD	Lion = Staufer imperial eagle = imperial cities of Aalen , Schwäbisch Gmünd , Bopfingen Abtsstab = spiritual territories Ellwangen , Neresheim monastery and others
		District of Ostallgäu OAL, FÜS, MOD	Lion = Kaufbeuren district Martinsschwert = Marktoberdorf Abtstab = Sankt Mang monastery
		District of Osterholz OHZ	Key = Diocese of Bremen peat ship = peat extraction
		Ostholstein OH	two-storey tower = Oldenburg in Holstein Bischofsmütze with flying ribbons over the paw cross = Prince Diocese of Lübeck
		Ostprignitz-Ruppin district OPR, KY, NP, WK	Adler = Counts of Arnstein Lily = Lords of Plotho ( Kyritz ) Mitra = Wittstock / Dosse

P

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		Paderborn district PB, BÜR	Cross = Hochstift Paderborn Wavy beam = abundance of water Rautensparren = Lords of Büren , see also Büren
		City of Passau PA	Wolf = Bishop Wolfger of Erla
		District of Passau PA	Panther = Griesbach and Vilshofen Wolf = Passau Rauten = Wittelsbacher
		District of Peine PE	Wolves = city founder Gunzelin von Wolfenbüttel and population of the Peine district to the east and west against the region-hungry heraldic lions of Hanover and Braunschweig gold-red = diocese of Hildesheim
		District of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm PAF	Double cross = monstrance of the Scheyern monastery Rauten = Wittelsbach hop vine with umbel and leaf = hop cultivation
		City of Pforzheim PF	Inclined bar = Lords of Pforzheim (later the state coat of arms of Baden ) Silver and blue = Wittelsbacher (?)
		District Pinneberg PI Helgoland : additionally AG	Fir = reference to tree nurseries. Nesselblatt = Schauenburger Count
		City of Pirmasens PS	Sword-wielding lion on lightning bolts = soldiers' settlement or Lords of Hanau-Lichtenberg flanked by tin towers = city seal
		District of Plön PLÖ	Oak leaf = forest wealth nettle leaf = Holstein ( Schauenburger Grafen) ear of wheat = agriculture Wavy beam = lake landscape and Baltic Sea coast fish = water wealth
		City of Potsdam P	Adler = stylized variant of the Märkischer Adler
		District of Potsdam-Mittelmark PM	Märkischer Adler = Brandenburg oak leaves = mixed oak forest of the three old districts of Belzig, Potsdam-Land and Brandenburg-Land black bars = Saxony crossed bishop's keys = Diocese of Brandenburg
		District of Prignitz PR	Gans = Family Gans Perlen = Elbe Wolf = Pritzwalk

R.

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		District of Rastatt RA, BH	Wine ladder = viticulture grape = fruit growing rose = Count von Eberstein sloping beam = bathing
		District of Ravensburg RV, SLG , ÜB , WG	Leo = Welfs
		District of Recklinghausen RE, CAS, GLA	Nesselblatt = Glory Lembeck Cross = Archdiocese of Cologne Key in the Cross = St. Petrus (Patron of Cologne )
		District of Regen REG, VIT	Rauten = Wittelsbacher Glas = Glass production Pine = Bavarian Forest Tower = Castles in a circle
		City of Regensburg R	Key = St. Peter (Patron of Regensburg Cathedral )
		District of Regensburg R	Rauten = Wittelsbach sloping beam = Regensburg Abbey. Tatzenkreuz = Checking Abbey
		Rems-Murr-Kreis ( Waiblingen ) WN, BK	Hirschstangen = Württemberg wavy strips = rivers Rems and Murr
		City of Remscheid RS	Lion = duchy mountain sickle = iron industry
		District Rendsburg-Eckernförde RD, ECK	Schleswig lion = Schleswig nettle leaf = Holstein
		District of Reutlingen RT	Inclined bars + stars = Counts of Achalm
		Rhein-Erft district ( Bergheim ) BM	Wavy bar = rivers Rhine and Erft Löwe = Duchy of Jülich Cross = Archdiocese of Cologne
		Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis ( Rüdesheim am Rhein ) RÜD, SWA	Lion = Duchy of Nassau Mainzer Rad = Diocese of Mainz
		Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis ( Simmern / Hunsrück ) SIM, GOA	Chess pattern = Grafschaft Sponheim Löwe = Kurpfalz Adler = imperial cities Oberwesel and Boppard
		Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis ( Bergisch Gladbach ) GL	Wavy bar = Rhine lion = Count of Berg
		Rhein-Kreis Neuss NE, GV	Cross = Archdiocese of Cologne. Lion = Duchy of Jülich
		Rhein-Lahn-Kreis ( Bad Ems ) EMS, DIZ, GOH	blue-gold-red = Electorates of Mainz and Trier Löwe = Nassau , Katzenelnbogen , Diez and Electoral Palatinate
		Rhein-Neckar-Kreis ( Heidelberg ) HD	divided wave bar = Rhine and Neckar Löwe = Kurpfalz
		Rhine-Palatinate District RP	Lion = Kurpfalz Kreuz = Diocese of Speyer. Water lily leaves = floodplain landscape. Wavy bars = Rhine
		Rhein-Sieg-Kreis ( Siegburg ) SU	Lion = Duchy of Berg Cross = Kurköln Flaming Sword = Archangel ( Michaelsberg Abbey in Siegburg )
		District of Rhön-Grabfeld ( Bad Neustadt adSaale ) NES, KÖN, MET	Krone = Königshofen Kreuze = Kreuzberg waveband = Saale green = forest wealth
		City of Rosenheim RO	Rose coat of arms = Wasserburger Hallgrafen
		District of Rosenheim RO , AIB , WS	Rauten = Wittelsbacher Seeblätter = Frauenchiemsee ( Chiemgau ) Lion = City of Wasserburg .
		Hanseatic City of Rostock HRO	Greif = Prince of Rostock silver-red = colors of the Hanseatic League
		District of Rostock LRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET	Taurus = Duchy of Mecklenburg Greif = Prince of Rostock
		District of Rotenburg (Wümme) ROW, BRV	Lion = Kingdom of Hanover Cross = Verden Abbey Key = Bremervörde
		District of Roth RH, HIP	Rose ( right of asylum ) = Imperial City of Roth silver-black = Brandenburg-Ansbach Bishop's staff = Diocese of Eichstätt
		Rottal-Inn district ( Pfarrkirchen ) PAN, EG, GRI, VIB	Panther = Eggenfelden (Count of Sponheim ) Horse = Parish churches (horse breeding) Wavy bar = Rott
		Rottweil RW district	Imperial eagle = imperial city of Rottweil stag rod = Württemberg breastplate = front Austria

S.

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		Saalekreis SK, MER, MQ, QFT	red-silver = diocese of Magdeburg lion = Wettiner in gold a black cross = diocese of Merseburg divided seven times by silver over red = insignia of the nobles of Querfurt
		Saale-Holzland-Kreis SHK, EIS, SRO	Lion = Counts of Orlamünde silver sloping bar = Lords of Lobdeburg 9 stripes + diamond wreath = Saxony-Eisenberg
		Saale-Orla district SOK, LBS, PN, SCZ	black lion = Count of Meißen golden lion = House Reuss wave bar = Saale and Orla
		District of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt SLF, RU	Saxon coat of arms = capital of the Duchy of Saxony-Saalfeld Double-headed eagle = Lords of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
		Regional Association Saarbrücken SB, (VK)	golden lions = counts of Nassau-Saarbrücken silver lions = counts of Saarbrücken
		District of Saarlouis SLS	Inclined beams with mutilated eagles = Lorraine shield head = Hohenzollern star = Saarlouis as a star-shaped fortress Lily = House Bourbon ( Ludwig XIV. As the founder of Saarlouis)
		Saarpfalz-Kreis ( Homburg ) HOM, (IGB)	golden lion = Palatinate cross = diocese of Trier abbot = monasteries in the district silver lion = count of Homburg
		District of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains ( Pirna ) PIR, DW, FTL, SEB	Mallets and iron = mining and industrialization white wavy bars = abundance of rivers, green = abundance of forests in the Meißner Löwe region = margraviate Meißen, silver and green = historical and cultural belonging to Saxony
		City of Salzgitter SZ	Gable and battlements blast furnace = industry ears of corn = agriculture two salt hooks = brine mallets and iron = mining
		Salzlandkreis SLK, ASL, BBG, SBK, SFT	Salt baskets = Salzlandkreis Anhaltischer Bär and Prussischer Adler = division of the region into Anhalt and Prussian state territories
		District of Sankt Wendel WND	blue lion = Count of Veldenz silver lion = Nassau-Saarbrücken red-gold = Lorraine lily = Sankt Wendel
		District of Schaumburg SHG, RI	Nesselblatt = headquarters of the Schaumburg counts on the Nesselberg
		Schleswig-Flensburg district SL	Löwen = former districts Wellenbalken = Baltic Sea
		District of Schmalkalden-Meiningen SM, MGN	Hahn = Grafschaft Henneberg Löwe = Hessen Würzburg flag = Meiningen, Saxon diamond = Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen
		City of Schwabach SC	crenellated tower on a round arch imperial eagle lion = Nassau
		District of Schwäbisch Hall SHA, BK , CR	black-silver = Hohenzollern kettle hook = Crailsheim raftsman hook = Count of Limpurg Disc = Heller coin from the coat of arms of the city of Schwäbisch Hall
		Schwalm-Eder-Kreis ( Homberg (Efze) ) HR, FZ, MEG, ZIG	Löwe = Landgraviate of Hesse Wavy bars = Rivers Fulda , Eder and Schwalm
		District of Schwandorf SAD, BUL , NAB , NEN, OVI, ROD	Wavy bars = rivers and lakes: Naab , Regen , Oberpfälzer Seenland cogwheel = industry Löwe = Pfälzer Löwe Turm = numerous castles in the Upper Palatinate Forest , Naab Valley and Regental
		Black Forest-Baar district ( Villingen-Schwenningen ) VS	blue fields = Danube and Neckar silver fields = Black Forest and Baar Adler = Zähringer
		City of Schweinfurt SW	Imperial eagle = free imperial city
		District of Schweinfurt SW , GEO	Imperial eagle = imperial city Schweinfurt, Franconian rake
		City of Schwerin SN	Equestrian portrait = Heinrich the lion blue-gold = Welfs
		Segeberg SE district	Church = Sigeburg of Emperor Lothar Blätter = Segeberg Schild = Schauenburg-Holstein
		District of Siegen-Wittgenstein SI, BLB	Lion = Nassau black-silver = Wittgenstein miner's lamp = mining Knipp (for debarking) = forestry
		District of Sigmaringen SIG	Hirsch = County of Sigmaringen Balken = Austria
		District of Soest SO, LP	Key = Petrus coat of arms of the city of Soest (Patron of Cologne and Soest ) Cross = Archdiocese of Cologne Rose = Lippstadt
		City of Solingen SG	Swords = knife industry Anchors = Clemens (martyr's death by drowning) Wall crown with 5 tin towers = more than 10,000 inhabitants
		Sömmerda district SÖM	Rautenkranz = Saxon parts of the area. Löwe = Landgrave of Thuringia. Rad = Erfurt area
		County of Sonneberg SON, NH	Lion = Margraviate Meißen red-silver with sheep shears = Schaumberg-Rauenstein silver, red and blue = Schaumberg-Schaumberg black-gold with diamond wreath = Saxony-Coburg and Saxony-Meiningen
		City of Speyer SP	red church building = west side of Speyer Cathedral
		District of Spree-Neisse SPN, FOR, GUB, SPB	Lobster = Cottbus lion = Kingdom of Bohemia Crown = Guben Hirschstange = Lords of Biberstein (Forst)
		District of Stade STD	Castle = Grafenburg Schlüssel = Diocese of Bremen Horse = Lower Saxony ( Kingdom of Hanover )
		District of Starnberg STA, WOR	Rauten = Wittelsbach lion and eagle = Count of Andechs-Meranien
		District of Steinburg ( Itzehoe ) IZ	3 shields = 3 districts Christ image = Wilstermarsch nettle leaf = Holstein swan = Krempermarsch waves = Elbe
		District of Steinfurt ST, BF, TE	Water lily leaves = County Tecklenburg Swan = County Steinfurt Balken = Diocese of Münster
		District of Stendal SDL, HV, OBG	red eagle = Mark Brandenburg clover leaf and 3 oak leaves = Bismarck family 3 lozenges = Counts of Osterburg
		Stormarn district ( Bad Oldesloe ) OD	Swan in fighting position with crown = County Stormarn of the Danish royal family
		City of Straubing SR	Plow = agriculture in the Gäuboden Rautenschildchen = Counts of Bogen and Wittelsbacher Lily = Maria , patroness of the diocese of Augsburg
		District of Straubing-Bogen SR , BOG, MAL	Madonna = place of pilgrimage Bogenberg ears of corn = agriculture wavy rhombus = Wittelsbacher
		City of Stuttgart S	Mare = stud "Stutengarten"
		District Südliche Weinstrasse SÜW	Lion = Elector Palatinate Wine grapes = German Wine Route Cross = Hochstift Speyer Imperial Crown = Imperial insignia
		District of Südwestpfalz ( Pirmasens ) PS , ZW	Lion = Electorate Palatinate Sparren = County Hanau-Lichtenberg
		City of Suhl SHL	Ore hoe = main income ore trough = sole Henne = Henneberger

T

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		District of Teltow-Fläming TF	Tripartite division = Jüterbog , Luckenwalde and Zossen Adler = Brandenburg abbot = diocese Magdeburg + Luckenwalde silver-black boxed = family von Torgow in Zossen
		District of Tirschenreuth TIR, KEM	Lion = Electoral Palatinate and Stiftland Waldsassen Dragon = Margraves of Diepoldinger Leuchtenberger Balken = Landgraves of Leuchtenberg
		District of Traunstein TS, LF	Panther = Count of Spanheim Adler = former diocese Chiemsee Castle and Baum = Baumburg Monastery
		City of Trier TR	St. Peter with golden key and red book = city patron
		District of Trier-Saarburg TR, SAB	red cross = Electorate Trier, silver-blue = House of Luxembourg
		District of Tübingen TÜ	Flag = Count Palatine of Tübingen Colors = Count of Hohenberg
		Tuttlingen district TUT	Hirschstange = Württemberg wheel = Upper Austrian rule Oberhohenberg (+ Spaichingen )

U

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		District of Uckermark UM, ANG, PZ, SDT, TP	Brick tower Adler = Brandenburg Greif = Western Pomerania
		District of Uelzen UE	Cross lion + heart = Principality of Lüneburg
		City of Ulm UL	black-silver (until 1803 with imperial eagle )
		District of Unna UN, LH, LÜN	red-silver pod = Grafschaft Mark (lion = coat of arms of the Counts of Altena, before renaming and relocation to Burg Mark)
		Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis UH, LSZ, MHL	Eagle and millstones = Free Imperial City of Mühlhausen striped lion = Landgraviate of Thuringia Mainz wheel = Electorate of Mainz ( Eichsfeld ) Antlers = Principality of Schwarzburg
		District of Unterallgäu ( Mindelheim ) MN	Golden rosette = Imperial Abbey Ottobeuren Lily = Fugger diamonds = Bavaria

V

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		District of Vechta VEC	red bars = Oldenburg red rafters = counts of Vechta-Ravensberg gold wolf fishing = counts of Galen
		Verden district VER	Sachsenross = horse breeding Waveband = rivers Weser and Aller Ähren = agriculture
		District of Viersen VIE, KK	Cross = Elector of Cologne black lion = Duchy of Jülich golden lion = Duchy of Geldern
		Vogelsbergkreis VB	Turkish lilies = Hoher Vogelsberg Nature Park, Lion = Landgraviate of Hesse
		Vogtlandkreis V, AE, OVL, PL, RC	Lion = bailiffs of Weida , Gera and Plauen Imperial eagle = imperial land
		District of Vorpommern-Greifswald VG, ANK, GW, PW, SBG, UEM, WLG, (HGW)	Greif on a golden background = Duchy of Pomerania -Wolgast Greif on a silver background = Duchy of Pomerania -Stettin Inclined left bar = Peene
		District of Vorpommern-Rügen VR, GMN, NVP, RDG, RÜG, (HST)	Black Greif = Western Pomerania Lion = Rügen Golden Greif = Mecklenburg Part Red Shield = Stralsund
		District Vulkaneifel ( Daun ) DAU	Cross = Prince Diocese of Trier Lion = Counts of Blankenheim-Gerolstein Herzschild = Counts of Daun

W.

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		District of Waldeck-Frankenberg ( Korbach ) KB, FKB, WA	Lion = Hessen Stern = Principality of Waldeck
		District of Waldshut WT	Turbine wheel = electrical energy. Wavy bar = rivers ( Rhine , Wutach, etc.) Abbot's staff = monastic foundations in the district
		District of Warendorf WAF, BE	red-gold = diocese of Münster, wave bars = abundance of water, sun wheels = Vogt von Warendorpe family
		Wartburg district WAK, SLZ	Lion = Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach , Saxe-Meiningen , Saxe-Coburg , Gotha and Thuringia Henne = County Henneberg Hochkreuz = Diocese of Fulda
		City of Weiden in the Upper Palatinate WEN	Löwe = Pfalz = Wittelsbach pasture on Dreiberg = town name
		District Weilheim-Schongau WM, SOG	Löwe = Hohenstaufer Abtstab = monastery in the district of Schlägel und Eisen = pitch coal mining in Penzberg and Peißenberg silver-blue = Wittelsbacher
		City of Weimar WE	Lion in a heart sprinkled shield = Count of Orlamünde
		Weimarer Land ( Apolda ) AP, APD	Mainz Wheel = from the Erfurt city ​​arms 3 apples = Apolda Lion = Grand Duchy of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach
		Weissenburg-Gunzenhausen district WUG, GUN	Bars = Gunzenhausen bells = Altlandkreis Weißenburg Adler = City of Weißenburg
		Werra-Meißner district ( Eschwege ) ESW, WIZ	Eschenzweig = Eschwege Ludwigstein Castle = Witzenhausen Dreiberg district with wavy beams = Werra and Meißner
		District Wesel WES, DIN, MO	Pollard willow = Lower Rhine cultural landscape 3 roots = 3 old districts 13 branches = 13 communities
		District of Wesermarsch ( Brake (Unterweser) ) BRA	five stripes = Duchy of Oldenburg medieval cog Friesenkrieger motto: " Lever dod as slav " (Better to be dead than a slave).
		Westerwaldkreis WW	7 basalt columns = 7 association communities in which basalt and quartz occur. Kanne = association communities of the Kannenbäckerland. Inclined beams = forests and meadows
		Wetteraukreis ( Friedberg (Hessen) ) FB, BÜD	Imperial eagle = Free Imperial City Friedberg red bar = Counts of Isenburg-Büdingen Wave bar = River Wetter
		City of Wiesbaden WI	golden lilies ( fleur-de-lis ) = Bourbons blue-gold = Duchy of Nassau
		City of Wilhelmshaven WHV	Friezes with round shield and spear = old seal image of the Rüstringer country
		Wittenberg district WB, GHC, JE	crossed swords = Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire (Principality of Saxony)
		Wittmund WTM district	Cog with three sails bear whips double-headed eagle
		Wolfenbüttel WF district	Lion = Welf colors = Land of Braunschweig (historical) ears of corn = agriculture
		City of Wolfsburg WOB	Wolf and castle = name of the city
		City of Worms WO	Key = St. Peter , patron of the Worms Cathedral Stern
		District of Wunsiedel in the Fichtelgebirge WUN, MAK, REH , SEL	black-silver case = Hohenzollern eagle = Marktredwitz deer antler = Selb
		City of Wuppertal W	Löwe = Bergisches Land Rost = Laurentius ( Elberfeld ) Ball of yarn = yarn production
		City of Würzburg WÜ	square flag in city colors = Duchy of Franconia (in a different color)
		District of Würzburg WÜ , OCH	Franconian Rake Lion = Altlandkreis Ochsenfurt Lily = St. Burkhard Monastery in Würzburg

Z

location	coat of arms	District / city	Remarks
		Zollernalbkreis ( Balingen ) BL, HCH	silver-black quartered = Hohenzollern stag sticks = Württemberg
		City of Zweibrücken ZW	Lion = Grafschaft Zweibrücken Bridge (actually tournament collar )
		District of Zwickau Z, GC, HOT, WDA	right side lion = Grafschaft Schönburg diagonal division = Pleißener rule

See also

• List of coats of arms with the Bergisch lion
• List of coats of arms with the Jülich lion
• List of coats of arms with the Mainz wheel
• List of coats of arms with the Brandenburg eagle ( Margraviate Brandenburg )
• List of coats of arms with the Brandenburg chess bar ( Grafschaft Mark )
• List of coats of arms with the Nuremberg city arms
• List of coats of arms with the Palatinate lion
• List of coats of arms with diamond wreath
• List of coats of arms with mallets and irons
• List of coats of arms with the Trier cross

literature

• Daniel Hoch: Coat of arms in Germany. Merian travel compasses: Over 400 coats of arms. All federal states, all administrative districts and all independent cities. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, 2003, ISBN 3-7742-6140-7 .
• Erich Dieter Linder, Günter Olzog (Hrsg.): The German districts. Coat of arms, history, structure. Günter Olzog Verlag, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-7892-7278-7 .

Web links

Commons : Coats of arms of the German urban and rural districts  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• County flags of Germany