Weissenburg in Bayern

	WEISSENBURG IN BAYERN Country : Germany State : Bayern District (Kreis) : Weissenburg-Gunzenhausen Additions: (to see click on expand) 1972 Dettenheim 1972 Hagenbuch 1972 Hattenhofen 1972 Heuberg 1972 Holzingen 1972 Kattenhochstadt 1972 Kehl 1972 Niederhofen 1972 Rothenstein 1972 Weimersheim 1978 Emetzheim 1978 Haardt 1978 Oberhochstadt 1978 Suffersheim Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.0296000000000020691004465334117412567138671875,"lon":10.9687000000000001165290086646564304828643798828125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Rot eine silberne Burg mit zwei Zinnentürmen, darüber schwebend ein goldener Schild mit schwarzem Doppeladler.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on September 21, 1481 by Emperor Friedrich III. Older seals already showed a castle, sometimes combined with the imperial eagle. The arms are canting, showing a white castle (Weiss=white, Burg=castle). The imperial eagle indicates the importance of Weissenburg as an imperial city.

In 1808 the arms were changed, the eagle was replaced by the letter W, as the city now was part of Bayern. In 1835 the historical arms were restored, but with the addition of an angel as supporter. This angel was not much used and officially removed in 1967.

Image Gallery

The arms around 1500
The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum
The arms on an FDC
The arms on a stamp

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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