Kasendorf

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KASENDORF

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Kulmbach
Additions : 1972 Azendorf, Döllnitz, Heubsch, Lopp (partly), Schirradorf (partly); 1976 Peesten; 1978 Neudorf (partly)

Official blazon

German	Gespalten; vorne geviert von Silber und Schwarz; hinten in Blau eine am Spalt hochkletternde, herschauende silberne Katze.
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Origin/meaning

Kasendorf received market and city rights in 1328. The oldest known seal dates from the early 15^th century. The seal already showed the above shield. The quartered right half shows the arms of the Hohenzollern family, Margraves of Nürnberg, to which the town historically belonged. The cat is a canting symbol for the older name of the town, Katzendorf (or cat-village).In the 1920s Hupp showed the left field red:

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

The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum

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