Dietersheim (Bayern)

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DIETERSHEIM

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim (until 1973 Neustadt an der Aisch)
Additions : 1970 Oberroßbach (partly); 1972 Altheim, Beerbach, Dottenheim, Walddachsbach

Official blazon
German	Geviert von Silber und Schwarz mit aufgelegtem roten Herzschild, darin ein silberner Widderrumpf mit goldenen Hörnern; in zwei und drei ein goldener Schrägbalken.
English	(Bayern) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 20, 1981.

The quartered field is derived from the arms of the Margraves of Brandenburg-Anspach from the Hohenzollern dynasty. The area belonged to the Amt Birkenfeld of the margraves.

The bends are derived from the arms of the Lords of Beirbach, who had their estate in Beerbach in medieval times. The black and silver colours are those of the Diocese of Bamberg, which had some possessions in the area.

The ram's head is taken from the arms of the Lords von Dottenheim, the oldest known owners of the Dietersheim estate in the 14th century.