Dirlewang
DIRLEWANG
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Unterallgäu (until 1972 Mindelheim)
Additions : 1972 Altensteig, Helchenried
| German |
In Rot zwischen zwei silbernen Zinnentürmen, deren Sockel aus silbernen und blauen Quadern bestehen, ein geschlossenes goldenes Tor mit Einlasspförtchen in silberner Mauer. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
Dirlewang was already mentioned as a town in 1467, but the oldest seal is known only since 1725. The seal showed the arms, which were granted on September 15, 1725 by Prince Max Emmanuel of Pfalz-Bayern. The town was a border fortress, which explains the use of a fortified gate as arms. The lower part of the towers shows the design based on the arms of Bayern and has been used since 1835.
 The arms in Kramer (1841) |
 The municipal stamp shown in 1892 |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s