Spalt

Heraldry of the World
Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)

SPALT

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Roth (until 1973 Schwabach)
Additions : 1972 Enderndorf, Fünfbronn, Großweingarten; 1978 Mosbach, Wernfels

Official blazon

In Rot auf grünem Boden eine zweitürmige silberne Kirche mit blauen Dächern, darauf goldene Kreuze, im Langhaus ein offenes Tor; links begleitet von einer grünen Eiche

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 18, 1965, but are based on much older images.

The oldest known seals of Spalt date from 1337-1669 and show already a church. The church is most likely the local St. Emmeram church. In the first half of the 16^th century a wolf appears next to the tree in front of the church. The wolf is derived from a local story in which a wolf was caught in a crack (Spalt) of a tree near the city. This image was used on seals and as arms until the late 19^th century, when the wolf was again removed. The colours were never formally described until 1965 and many differently coloured images exist.