Windsbach

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Wappen von Windsbach/Arms (crest) of Windsbach
Country : Germany
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State : Bayern
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District (Kreis) : Ansbach
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Additions:

  • 1972 Brunn
  • 1972 Elpersdorf bei Windsbach
  • 1972 Hergersbach
  • 1972 Ismannsdorf
  • 1972 Moosbach
  • 1972 Retzendorf
  • 1972 Untereschenbach
  • 1972 Wernsbach bei Windsbach
  • 1972 Winkelhaid
  • 1973 Suddersdorf
  • 1976 Bertholdsdorf
  • 1976 Sauernheim
  • 1978 Veitsaurach
Official blazon
German Gespalten; vorne geviert von Silber und Schwarz, hinten in Rot ein silberner Schrägwellenbalken.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 10, 1614 by Margrave Joachim Ernst of Brandenburg-Ansbach, but as two separate shields under the crest of the hohenzollern family (a dog).

The quartered shield is the arms of the Margraves of Nürnberg, from the Hohenzollern dynasty. The other shield shows a wavy bend as a canting symbol for the town, Bach means stream. The original description shows a green bend in red, which was later changed to the more correct silver. In the 18th century a letter W was often placed on the bend. In 1819 the two shields were combined to the present arms and the W disappeared.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s

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