Kipfenberg

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KIPFENBERG

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Eichstätt
Additions : 1971 Arnsberg, Attenzell, Biberg, Böhming, Buch, Grösdorf, Irlahüll; 1972 Dunsdorf, Hirnstetten, Oberemmendorf, Pfahldorf; 1974 Schelldorf

Official blazon

In Rot ein goldener Wagenkipf.

Origin/meaning

The town of Kipfenberg was a possession of the Eichstätt Abbey, and the Kropf family acted as local vassals for the abbots. The family named itself Lords of Kipfenberg and adopted a canting element as their arms, a Wagenkipf (a part of a carriage). This symbol also appears on the seals of the town around 1400. All later seals and arms all used this typical symbol, sometimes with an additional tower as a symbol for the city.