Pfaffenberg

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PFAFFENBERG

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Straubing-Bogen (until 1973 Mallersdorf)
Additions : 1971 Ascholtshausen, Holztraubach, Oberellenbach, Oberlindhart
Incorporated into : 1972 Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg

Wappen von Pfaffenberg/Arms (crest) of Pfaffenberg
Official blazon
German Über rotem Dreiberg gespalten von Silber und Blau, überdeckt mit einer schräglinken goldenen Pflugschleife.
English No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1558 by Duke Albrecht V of Bavaria. The field is taken from the arms of the Lords of Moosburg, as the town was a possession of these counts in the Middle ages. The mountain is canting (Berg). The plough iron is a local symbol and stands for agriculture. Even though the iron is often misinterpreted and misdrawn, the arms have never changed since.

In two Rolls of Arms from 1562 and 1565 the new arms were not yet added; both show a monk as a canting symbol (Pfaffe).

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.


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