Furth im Wald

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FURTH IM WALD

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Cham
Additions : 1972 Herzogau(partly), Lixenried, Ränkam, Sengenbühl

Official blazon
German	Unter Schildhaupt mit den bayerischen Rauten geteilt von Silber und Grün; oben zwei schwarze Wellenleisten.
English	im Wald No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1928 and again on December 6, 1978.

The town, however used from 1924-1978 the arms shown below.

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

The arms are based on the oldest known seal of Furth im Wald, dating from the late 14^th century. It showed a divided shield with in the upper half the diamonds of Bayern, and in the lower an empty field. Over the division line a wavy bar was shown. The wavy bar may be a canting symbol for the city (Furt=ford). Later the upper part was transformed into a chief and the bar became part of the lower part of the arms. In the 18th and 19^th century the lower part was often decorated with flowers, trees or even landscapes. In 1924 these unheraldic devises were removed, but the shield division remained.