Zell im Fichtelgebirge

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ZELL IM FICHTELGEBIRGE

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Hof (until 1973 Münchberg)

Official blazon
German	Geviert; 1 und 4: wieder geviert von Silber und Rot; 2: in Silber ein gestieltes schwarzes, 3: in Schwarz ein gestieltes silbernes Blatt.
English	im Fichtelgebirge No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The towns of Zell and Sparneck historically had the same council, and thus also used the same seals. In the 19^th century the council of Zell started to use separate arms, which were granted in 1819.

The arms show in the first and fourth quarter the quartered arms of the Hohenzollern family, as Counts of Ansbach (and Nürnberg), but in the blue colours of Bayern. The colours of the Hohenzollern arms historically are silver and black. The second and third showed a heart, see image below. The meaning of the hearts, which in the new arms were changed into leaves, is not known. During the 20^th century the colours and leaves were changed.