Rothenburg commune (Luzern canton, Switzerland)

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• Hochdorf constituency
• Luzern canton
• Switzerland

Rothenburg

Argent a twin-towered castle embattled Gules port and windows Sable surmounted (between the towers) by a Papal Emblem Or.
Christopher Southworth

Blazon by Mühlemann (1991): "In Silber eine zweitürmige, gezinnte, rote Burg mit schwarzem Tor und schwarzen Fenstern, zwischen den Türmen überhöht von zwei gekreuzten goldenen Schlüsseln unter goldener Tiara."
António Martins, 19 June 2000

Translated: Argent a two-towered towered gules castle with sable gate and sable windows, between the towers surmontee two crossed or keys below or tiara.
by Jarig Bakker, 19 June 2000

This "red castle" (German: rote Burg) is canting.
Ivan Sache, 23 June 2000

[Small banner of former Rothenburg Amt (early 15th c.). Red castle on white cloth, originally triangular, today 163x160 cm (source: [b7b42])]