Patrizierwappen - Kempten, Bayern, Germany
N 47° 43.583 E 010° 19.035
32T E 598778 N 5286729
The patrician families of the imperial city of Kempten grouped together in the “Burgerstube”. They and the guilds were the center of power of Kempten until the Bavarian occupation in 1802. All Coats of Arms are on Kempten's Rathaus.
Waymark Code: WM1C93W
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 07/06/2025
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These Patrician coat of arms are prominently displayed at the front of the Rathaus Kempten in Southwest Bayern in Germany.
From left to right, the Coats of Arms of the following patrician families of Kempten are presented: von König, von Seuter, die Dorn, die Stadtmüler, Doppeladler, die Kesel, die Schmelzer, die Jenisch und die Neubronner. In the center, the town coat of arms with the double-headed eagle, granted in 1488.
The patricians of the imperial city of Kempten presented are:
von König (also Kunig): Patrician family, later registered in the nobility register of the Kingdom of Bavaria, Georg Matthias von König was the first mayor after the unification of the imperial city and the collegiate city from 1818 to 1824.
von Seuter (also Seutter or Seutter von Loetzen ): Gordian Seuter purchased the town from the Prince-Abbot in 1525 in the "Great Purchase." In 1548, two Seuter brothers (from 1559 Seutter von Loetzen) renounced their citizenship in Kempten, took a private residence there , and retired to their manors. It wasn't until 1610 that the first of their descendants left the Kempten region.
die Dorn : Hans Ulrich Dorn was mayor of the imperial city during the Thirty Years' War, he was the builder of the Dorn-Schlössles
die Stadtmüller (also Stattmüller, Stattmiller, Stadtmiller or Stadtmüler): Wolfgang Jakob Stadtmüller was the last mayor of the imperial city
Doppeladler - Kempten's Coat of Arms
die Kesel : Johann Adam Kesel was mayor of the imperial city from 1764 to 1773
die Schmelz : Johannes Schmelz was mayor of Kempten from 1727 to 1732
vo Jenisch (also Ienisch): held the office of mayor for several generations from 1631 to 1789, also active in Hamburg in the 18th to 20th centuries
von Neubronner : Ulm patrician family with a Kempten branch, the family built the Rotschlößle
Bearer of Coat of Arms: Noble (aristocratic) family
Full name of the bearer: 8 families - check the long description. :-)
Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:
The front of the Rathaus in Kempten.
Material / Design: Painting on plaster
Address:
Rathausplatz 29
Kempten (Allgäu)
Germany
Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link]
Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]
Blazon (heraldic description): Not listed
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