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The arms are based on the village seal known from the 17th century. The village developed around a castle of the Lords of Castell, since 1205 Counts of Castell. The red and silver quartering is taken from their arms, whereas the castle is both a canting element as a symbol for the local castle and history. | The arms are based on the village seal known from the 17th century. The village developed around a castle of the Lords of Castell, since 1205 Counts of Castell. The red and silver quartering is taken from their arms, whereas the castle is both a canting element as a symbol for the local castle and history. | ||
Before 1964 the municipality only used a castle: | Before 1964 the municipality only used a castle (image from 1956): | ||
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CASTELL
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Kitzingen
Additions : 1977 Greuth, Wüstenfelden
Official blazon
Geviert von Rot und Silber, aufgelegt eine goldene Burg.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on November 17, 1964.
The arms are based on the village seal known from the 17th century. The village developed around a castle of the Lords of Castell, since 1205 Counts of Castell. The red and silver quartering is taken from their arms, whereas the castle is both a canting element as a symbol for the local castle and history.
Before 1964 the municipality only used a castle (image from 1956):
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