Hiltpoltstein

HILTPOLTSTEIN Country : Germany State : Bayern District (Kreis) : Forchheim Additions: 1978 Kappel 1978 Lilling (partly) Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.6595999999999975216269376687705516815185546875,"lon":11.3224000000000000198951966012828052043914794921875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	Schräg geteilt von Gold und Rot; aufgelegt ein gespaltener Schild, darin vorne in Gold ein halber, rot gezungter schwarzer Adler am Spalt, hinten fünfmal schräg geteilt von Rot und Silber.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Hiltpoltstein received town rights in 1417, but the oldest seal is known from the early 17^th century. The main shield is derived from the arms of the medieval Lords of Hiltpoltstein. The escutcheon shows the arms of Nürnberg, as the city owned the town and surrounding area since 1503.

Image Gallery

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  The arms in a book from 1642

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  The arms in a 17th century manuscript

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  The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s

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