Eichstätt

	EICHSTÄTT Country : Germany State : Bayern District (Kreis) : Eichstätt Additions: 1972 Landershofen 1972 LWasserzell 1974 Marienstein 1978 Buchenhüll 1978 Wintershof 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":48.89189999999999969304553815163671970367431640625,"lon":11.1835000000000004405364961712621152400970458984375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Über dem grünen Schildfuß in Rot ein silbernes, mit zwei Türmen flankiertes Stadttor, dahinter ein grüner Eichbaum mit goldenen Eicheln.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, an oak tree (Eiche) and a city gate (Stadt). The oldest seal of the city dates from the late 13^th century and already shows the same composition. Later seals all show the same composition, but the size and shape of the gate and the tree differ widely. The present colours are used since 1819.

From the 15th century onwards the arms for the city were rather different; a blue chevron on a silver (later divided gold on divided silver-blue) shield. These arms were used at the same time as the composition with the tree. Only in the early 19th century the chevron disappeared.

Image gallery

The arms in the late 15th century
The arms in the Armorial Ribeaupierre (16th century)
Both arms in the town
The arms by Tyroff (1835)
The municipal stamp shown in 1892
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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