Burgthann

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BURGTHANN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Nürnberger Land
Additions : 1972 Dörlbach, Ezelsdorf, Grub, Oberferrieden, Schwarzenbach, Unterferrieden

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Official blazon

Geviert von Silber und Schwarz; aufgelegt ein goldener Schild, darin eine bewurzelte grüne Tanne.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 4, 1968.

The arms show the quartered shield of the Hohenzollern family, Margraves of Nürnberg. The escutcheon shows a canting pine tree (Tanne).

Literature : Image provided by the Burgthann council.