Dietfurt an der Altmühl

	DIETFURT AN DER ALTMÜHL Country : Germany State : Bayern District (Kreis) : Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz (until 1972 Riedenburg) Additions: (to see click on expand) 1972 Eutenhofen 1938 Predlfing 1972 Griesstetten 1972 Hainsberg 1972 Mallerstetten 1972 Mühlbach 1972 Ottmaring 1972 Staadorf 1972 Töging 1972 Unterbürg 1972 Vogelthal 1972 Wildenstein 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":49.03620000000000089812601800076663494110107421875,"lon":11.5832999999999994855670593096874654293060302734375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Rot ein silberner Schrägbalken, der mit einer roten heraldischen Rose mit goldenen Butzen belegt ist.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The oldest seal of the city dates from the early 15^th century and shows a rose and the letter D. The rose probably is derived from the arms of the medieval Lords of Riedenburg. The second seal, known since 1480, shows already the above arms. Why the bend was chosen in the arms is not known. The arms have not changed since, although the bend was sometimes shown as a bend sinister.

Image gallery

The arms in the late 15th century
The arms in a manuscript +/- 1530
The arms by Apian (1559)
The arms in the Armorial Ribeaupierre (16th century)
The arms in a manuscript from 1599
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms by Tyroff (1835)
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in an album from 1930s

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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