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.
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
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".
