Ergoldsbach

ERGOLDSBACH

State:Bayern
District (Kreis):Landshut (until 1973 Mallersdorf)
Additions:1972 Langenhettenbach, Prinkofen; 1977 Paindlkofen; 1978 Kläham, Martinshaun

Official blazon
German	Unter Schildhaupt mit den bayerischen Rauten in Rot ein silberner Schrägwellenbalken.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms first appear on a seal dating from 1520 and have not changed since. The lower part shows a stream (Bach), thus forming a canting element. The upper part shows the arms of the Wittelsbach family, Dukes of Bayern.

Image gallery

The arms by Apian (1559)
The arms in a manuscript from 1599
The municipal stamp shown in 1892
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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