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The oldest known seal of Altdorf dates from the late 14<sup>th</sup> century and shows a quartered shield, quartered with the arms of Henneberg (a rooster on a mountain) and Zollern (quartered silver and black), as the town became a possession of Margrave Albrecht and his wife, a countess of Henneberg. In 1393 Ruprecht, Count of the Pfalz bought the town and the new seals thus show the golden lion of the Pfalz. When the city of Nürnberg conquered the city in 1504 the small arms of [[Nürnberg]] were added to the lion. | The oldest known seal of Altdorf dates from the late 14<sup>th</sup> century and shows a quartered shield, quartered with the arms of Henneberg (a rooster on a mountain) and Zollern (quartered silver and black), as the town became a possession of Margrave Albrecht and his wife, a countess of Henneberg. In 1393 Ruprecht, Count of the Pfalz bought the town and the new seals thus show the golden lion of the Pfalz. When the city of Nürnberg conquered the city in 1504 the small arms of [[Nürnberg]] were added to the lion. | ||
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File:Altdorf bei Nürnberg1475.jpg|alt=Wappen von Altdorf bei Nürnberg/Arms (crest) of Altdorf bei Nürnberg|The arms in the late 15th century | File:Altdorf bei Nürnberg1475.jpg|alt=Wappen von Altdorf bei Nürnberg/Arms (crest) of Altdorf bei Nürnberg|The arms in the late 15th century | ||
File:Altdorf bei Nürnbergrp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Altdorf bei Nürnberg/Arms (crest) of Altdorf bei Nürnberg|The arms in the Armorial Ribeaupierre (16th century) | |||
File:Altdorf bei Nürnberg16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Altdorf bei Nürnberg/Arms (crest) of Altdorf bei Nürnberg|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | File:Altdorf bei Nürnberg16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Altdorf bei Nürnberg/Arms (crest) of Altdorf bei Nürnberg|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | ||
File:Altdorf bei Nürnberg1642.jpg|alt=Wappen von Altdorf bei Nürnberg/Arms (crest) of Altdorf bei Nürnberg|The arms in a book from 1642 | File:Altdorf bei Nürnberg1642.jpg|alt=Wappen von Altdorf bei Nürnberg/Arms (crest) of Altdorf bei Nürnberg|The arms in a book from 1642 | ||
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Country : Germany  State : Bayern  District (Kreis) : Nürnberger Land  Additions:
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| German | In Schwarz ein rot gekrönter und rot bewehrter goldener Löwe, der einen gespaltenen Schild hält; darin vorne in Gold ein halber schwarzer Adler am Spalt; hinten fünfmal schräg geteilt von Rot und Silber. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 1, 1836.
The oldest known seal of Altdorf dates from the late 14th century and shows a quartered shield, quartered with the arms of Henneberg (a rooster on a mountain) and Zollern (quartered silver and black), as the town became a possession of Margrave Albrecht and his wife, a countess of Henneberg. In 1393 Ruprecht, Count of the Pfalz bought the town and the new seals thus show the golden lion of the Pfalz. When the city of Nürnberg conquered the city in 1504 the small arms of Nürnberg were added to the lion.
Image gallery
The arms in the late 15th century
The arms in the Armorial Ribeaupierre (16th century)
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in a book from 1642
The arms in a 17th century manuscript
The oldest arms by Tyroff (1835)
The second arms by Tyroff (1835)
The 'newest' arms by Tyroff (1835)
The arms on a municipal stamp (1892)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum
Literature: Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s
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