Schwandorf

	SCHWANDORF Country : Germany State : Bayern District (Kreis) : Schwandorf (until 1977 Norden) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1972 Ettmannsdorf 1972 Fronberg 1972 Haselbach 1972 Krondorf 1972 Kronstetten 1976 Gögglbach 1978 Bubach an der Naab 1978 Dachelhofen 1978 Klardorf 1978 Naabeck 1978 Neukirchen 1978 Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.325299999999998590283212251961231231689453125,"lon":12.106500000000000483169060316868126392364501953125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Geteilt; oben in Schwarz ein wachsender, rot gekrönter goldener Löwe, unten die bayerischen Rauten, belegt mit einem schwarzen Filzstiefel.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The oldest seal of the city dates from around 1300 and shows in the upper half the lion of the Pfalz, and in the lower half a kind of fence with points, most likely red in silver. The fence also appeared alone on a small seal form the 15^th century. Later the fence was replaced by the diamonds of Bayern and the boot was added. The boot has been explained as the symbol of the medieval Count Eckhart, but the origin is not really known. The size and shape of the boot has changed widely during the centuries, and in the 19^th century sometimes a spur was added to the boot.

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms by Tyroff (1835)
The arms in an album from around 1905
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in an album from 1968
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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