Helfendorf

	HELFENDORF Country: Germany State: Bayern District (Kreis): München Incorporated into: 1978 Aying

Official blazon
German	In Blau ein silberner Pfahl; vorne ein goldener Palmzweig; hinten übereinander zwei goldene Bügelkronen.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1971.

The silver pale symbolizes the Roman road from Augsburg to Salzburg, which ran through the municipal area and can still be seen today as a dam-like elevation in the field. A Roman settlement in the area has also been detected by archaeological finds.

The palm leaf is the heraldic symbol of the St. Emmeram monastery in Regensburg, and commemorates the Emmeram martyrdom that is said to have taken place in 652 at the Kleinhelfendorf road station. A predecessor of the St. Emmeram Chapel built above the Marterstein can be traced back to the 8th century. The parish church was also dedicated to St. Emmeram. Kleinhelfendorf developed into a popular place of pilgrimage.

The two golden crowns symbolize the Carolingian royal court in Kleinhelfendorf, which was donated in 940 by Emperor Otto I to the monastery of St. Emmeram.

The color scheme in silver and blue refers to the properties of the Wittelsbach family, Dukes of Bayern.

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