Coat of arms of the city of Merkendorf
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Merkendorf (Middle Franconia) Bavaria |
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| Introduction: | 1473 |
| Changes: | Over time, the M became an anchor. |
| Former municipalities with their own coat of arms: |
Hirschlach |
The coat of arms of the city of Merkendorf is the emblem of the city of Merkendorf in the district of Ansbach , Middle Franconia .
Blazon
"A continuous red tray ( St. Andrew's cross ) in silver , covered with a lowered black anchor."
history
The coat of arms of the city of Merkendorf can be traced back to 1473. The continuous St. Andrew's cross is taken from the family coat of arms of the Counts of Oettingen , who owned large estates in Merkendorf until 1275.
Over time, the two round legs of the letter M were provided with arrowheads, so that later the M was interpreted as an anchor. There are different attempts to interpret the coat of arms: Once the St. Andrew's cross was interpreted as the Swedish cross . The anchor was associated with the fountain coat of arms of the Heilsbronn monastery , as this once had many possessions in Merkendorf. The most likely interpretation is that the anchor used to be the first letter of the city's name.
In 1835 the city council specified the official color of the coat of arms: "The shield is silver, the anchor gold and the St. Andrew's cross red".
literature
Wilhelm Koch , Heinrich Helmreich: City seal and city coat of arms . In: Merkendorf - historic small town in the Franconian Lake District. Merkendorf 1988, p. 164f.
Web links
- Coat of arms of the city of Merkendorf in the House of Bavarian History, accessed on July 2, 2014
Individual evidence
- ^ Wilhelm Koch, Heinrich Helmreich: City seal and city coat of arms . In: Merkendorf - historic small town in the Franconian Lake District. Merkendorf 1988, p. 164f.