Dischingen
DISCHINGEN
State : Baden-Württemberg
District (Kreis) : Heidenheim
Additions : 1972 Trugenhofen; 1974 Ballmertshofen, Demmingen, Dunstelkingen, Eglingen, Frickingen
| German |
In gespaltenem Schild vorne in Rot ein pfahlweise gestellter zum Spalt gekehrter goldener Schlüssel, hinten in Gold drei liegende, mit der Spitze zum Spalt, mit der Schneide abwärts gekehrte rote Messer. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on February 9, 1957.
The oldest seal of the village dates from around 1820 and shows a badger with the letter D. The badger is taken from the arms of the Princes of Thürn and Taxis, whose ancestral castle is in Dischingen. The D obviously was the town's initial.
The new arms were proposed in 1956 and show the three knives taken from the arms of Melchior Tischinger from 1465, the oldest known lord of the manor. The meaning of the key is not known.
Literature: Bardua, 1987