Wartenberg (Bayern)
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WARTENBERG
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Erding
Additions : 1972 Auerbach
German | In Rot ein geflügelter goldener Drache mit silberner Pfeilzunge und Stachelschwanz.
Origin/meaningThe present arms are granted in 1955 and are based on the old seal of the town. The colours are the oldest known colours, dating from 1565. The arms show a dragon, that is probably derived from a Roman typane in the local St. Nicholaschurch. The town became a Markt in 1310, but seals are not known until 1514. This seal already shows the dragon. In the 17th and 18th centuries the dragon gradually changed in a basilisk with a rooster's head standing on a mountain. In the 19th century this changed again to a normal rooster.
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