Uffenheim

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UFFENHEIM

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim (until 1972 Uffenheim)
Additions : 1972 Brackenlohr, Custenlohr, Rudolzhofen, Welbhausen; 1978 Langensteinach, Uttenhofen, Wallmersbach

Official blazon

(de) Gespalten; vorne geviert von Silber und Schwarz, hinten in Schwarz ein rot bewehrter goldener Löwe.

Origin/meaning

The present arms appear in seals and images since 1546 and in colour since 1605. The arms show the quartered arms of Hohenzollern, who ruled the city since 1378 and the lion, most likely derived from the arms of the Margraves of Nürnberg.
Before the end of the 16^th century the city used different arms, showing a hand coming out of a cloud and holding a crown to stop an attacking lion. The origin or meaning of these arms is not known.