Pförring

PFÖRRING

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Eichstätt (until 1974 Ingolstadt)
Additions : 1971 Ettling, Wackerstein; 1972 aden bei Pförring, Forchheim; 1978 Lobsing

Official blazon
German	In Blau auf grünem Boden zwischen zwei rot bedachten silbernen Rundtürmen ein Gebäude mit rotem Dach, belegt mit dem Rautenschild.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are based and nearly identical to the oldest seal of the town, which dates from 1374. The arms show a gate, as the town had walls, even though it was not a city, and the arms of the Dukes of Bayern. All seals and later images show the same composition.

Image gallery

The arms by Apian (1559)
The arms in a manuscript from 1599
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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