in color, as divided party per pale into halves. The left half has three black , taken from the arms of Württemberg. The right half has a crenelated, white tower wrapped with green vines growing two clusters of blue grapes. The placement of Württemberg's arms is derived from town seals in since Württemberg's purchase of the city in 1302, when their arms replaced those of the Dukes of Teck. The tower first appeared around 1547 as a reference to local viticulture. The current coat of arms was devised in 1938 from a 1593 town seal. Marbach has had a municipal flag since 1871. Notable people Tobias Mayer (1723–1762), an astronomer famous for his studies of the Moon. Elisabetha Dorothea Schiller (1732–1802), an innkeeper's daughter, mother of Friedrich Schiller. Christophine Reinwald (1757–1847), an artist, the eldest sister of Friedrich Schiller. Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) a playwright, poet, and philosopher. Kurt Pinthus (1886–1975), an author, journalist, critic and commentator; lived in Marburg at the end of his life Fritz Aldinger (born 1941), a materials scientist. Cornelia Kallisch (born 1956), an operatic mezzo-soprano Sport Rolf Geiger (born 1934), a former footballer with 245 club caps and 8 for Germany Sascha Maier (born 1974), a former footballer with 371 club caps Jörg Bergen (born 1966) a football manager and former player with 330 club caps. See also Museum of Modern Literature References External links Towns in Baden-Württemberg Ludwigsburg (district) Populated places on the Neckar basin Populated riverside places in Germany Württemberg