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Württemberg-Hohenzollern

• 1946–1949 Country of Württemberg-Hohenzollern
• 1949–1952 federal country of the FRG
• 11952 merged in Baden-Württemberg

Contents

• Flags

• Meaning/Origin of the Flag

• Coat of Arms

• Meaning/Origin of the Coat of Arms

• Map

• Numbers and Facts

• History

• Origin of the Country's Name

Flags

1946–1952,
Flag of the country,
ratio = 3:5,
Source, by: Flaggenkunde





1946–1952,
Official flag,
ratio = 3:5,
Source, by: Flaggenkunde

Meaning/Origin of the Flag

The flag of the country Württemberg-Hohenzollern was adoped in 1946. It correlates with the hitherto valid flag of the Country of Württemberg.

Source: Volker Preuß, Flaggenkunde

Coat of Arms

Coat of arms of Württemberg-Hohenzollern,
Source, by: Flaggenkunde

Meaning/Origin of the Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of Wuerttemberg-Hohenzollern showed the heraldry of Wuerttemberg (antler rods) and the colours of Wuerttemberg, red and black. It was surrounded by a narrow margin in black and white, the colors of Hohenzollern.

Source: Flaggenkunde

Map

Borders to 1945,
Quelle: mhoefert.blogspot.com
und Ssch / CC BY-SA


Borders 1946–1952,
Quelle: mhoefert.blogspot.com und No machine-readable author provided. Flosch assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA

Numbers and Facts

Area: 3.897 square miles

Inhabitants: 1.184.000 (1950)

Density of Population: 304 inh./sq.mi.

Capital: Tübingen

Source: Wikipedia (D)

History

1946 · creation of the country Württemberg-Hohenzollern as a part of the French occupation zone from the southern parts of the country Württemberg and of the District of Hohenzollern

1949 · Württemberg-Hohenzollern becomes a federal country of the FRG

1952 · after a plebiscite gets Württemberg-Hohenzollern fused with Württemberg-Baden and the remainding Baden to the country Baden-Württemberg

Source: Wikipedia (D)

Origin of the Country's Name

The name "Württemberg" goes back to the former – until 1918 ruling – dynasty of the Dukes of Württemberg. Their name has its roots in the Castle Wirtemberg (located in Stuttgart-Rotenberg). With the elevation of the Duchy to an Electorate in 1803, the name of the country was officially changed from "Wirtemberg" to "Württemberg". The family of the "Hohenzollern" is an old noble family from Swabia, which was first mentioned in 1061 as "Zolorin". The Hohenzollern became powerful as trustee of the church grounds of Reichenau, as well as monks and abbots of the Monastery on Lake Constance. The family name goes back to the name of the family castle, which lies on the 855 meters high mountain "Zoller". The name of the mountain, simply called "Zoller" or "Zollern," is related to the word "Soeller", meaning "mountain" or "ridge".

Source: 1.) Wikipedia (D), 2.) Wikipedia (D), Volker Preuß, Handbuch der geographischen Namen