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'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | '''Country''': Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
'''State''' : [[Bayern]][[File:Bayern.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | '''State''': [[Bayern]][[File:Bayern.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
'''District (Kreis)''' : [[Nürnberger Land]][[File:nurnberl.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | '''District (Kreis)''': [[Nürnberger Land]][[File:nurnberl.kreis.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | ||
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* 1972 [[Eismannsberg]] | * 1972 [[Eismannsberg]] | ||
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The oldest known seal of Altdorf dates from the late 14<sup>th</sup> century and shows a quartered shield, quartered with the arms of Henneberg (a rooster on a mountain) and Zollern (quartered silver and black), as the town became a possession of Margrave Albrecht and his wife, a countess of Henneberg. In 1393 Ruprecht, Count of the Pfalz bought the town and the new seals thus show the golden lion of the Pfalz. When the city of Nürnberg conquered the city in 1504 the small arms of [[Nürnberg]] were added to the lion. | The oldest known seal of Altdorf dates from the late 14<sup>th</sup> century and shows a quartered shield, quartered with the arms of Henneberg (a rooster on a mountain) and Zollern (quartered silver and black), as the town became a possession of Margrave Albrecht and his wife, a countess of Henneberg. In 1393 Ruprecht, Count of the Pfalz bought the town and the new seals thus show the golden lion of the Pfalz. When the city of Nürnberg conquered the city in 1504 the small arms of [[Nürnberg]] were added to the lion. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:Altdorf bei Nürnberg1475.jpg|alt=Wappen von Altdorf bei Nürnberg/Arms (crest) of Altdorf bei Nürnberg|The arms in the late 15th century | File:Altdorf bei Nürnberg1475.jpg|alt=Wappen von Altdorf bei Nürnberg/Arms (crest) of Altdorf bei Nürnberg|The arms in the late 15th century | ||
File:Altdorf bei Nürnbergrp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Altdorf bei Nürnberg/Arms (crest) of Altdorf bei Nürnberg|The arms in the Armorial Ribeaupierre (16th century) | |||
File:Altdorf bei Nürnberg16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Altdorf bei Nürnberg/Arms (crest) of Altdorf bei Nürnberg|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | File:Altdorf bei Nürnberg16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Altdorf bei Nürnberg/Arms (crest) of Altdorf bei Nürnberg|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | ||
File:Altdorf bei Nürnberg1642.jpg|alt=Wappen von Altdorf bei Nürnberg/Arms (crest) of Altdorf bei Nürnberg|The arms in a book from 1642 | File:Altdorf bei Nürnberg1642.jpg|alt=Wappen von Altdorf bei Nürnberg/Arms (crest) of Altdorf bei Nürnberg|The arms in a book from 1642 | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]:Hupp, O:[[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:52, 15 August 2024
Country: Germany State: Bayern District (Kreis): Nürnberger Land Additions:
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German | In Schwarz ein rot gekrönter und rot bewehrter goldener Löwe, der einen gespaltenen Schild hält; darin vorne in Gold ein halber schwarzer Adler am Spalt; hinten fünfmal schräg geteilt von Rot und Silber. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 1, 1836.
The oldest known seal of Altdorf dates from the late 14th century and shows a quartered shield, quartered with the arms of Henneberg (a rooster on a mountain) and Zollern (quartered silver and black), as the town became a possession of Margrave Albrecht and his wife, a countess of Henneberg. In 1393 Ruprecht, Count of the Pfalz bought the town and the new seals thus show the golden lion of the Pfalz. When the city of Nürnberg conquered the city in 1504 the small arms of Nürnberg were added to the lion.
Image gallery
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum
Literature:Hupp, O:Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s
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