Vohburg an der Donau

VOHBURG AN DER DONAU

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
Additions : 1972 Dünzing, Hartacker, Oberhartheim; 1978 Irsching, Menning, Rockolding

Official blazon
German	In Silber ein steigender roter Fuchs.
English	Argent, a fox rampant Gules.

Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, Vohe means a female fox. The fox first appears in the seal of the city from 1389, which, according to some historians, dates from the early 14^th century. Ever since the fox has been the symbol of the town and was used bot in the seals as in the arms.

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms by Apian (1559)
The arms in a manuscript from 1599
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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