Bessenbach

BESSENBACH

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Aschaffenburg
Additions : 1972 Keilberg, Straßbessenbach

Official blazon
German	In Blau über gesenktem silbernen Wellenbalken ein rotbewehrter silberner Storch mit zwei Köpfen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms of Bessenbach were granted on November 28, 1977.

The arms are based on the arms of the medieval Lords of Bessenbach, who already used a double-headed stork in their arms. The wavy bar in the lower half of the shield is a canting element (Bach=stream, river).

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