Diessen am Ammersee

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Civic heraldry of Germany - Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)

DIESSEN AM AMMERSEE

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Landsberg am Lech
Additions : 1939 Sankt Georgen; 1972 Dettenhofen, Dettenschwang, Obermühlhausen; 1978 Rieden am Ammersee

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms show St.George, the patron saint of the town in an unusual way (mostly he is shown killing a dragon). The composition of the saint, the shield with his cross and the fish already appears on a seal from the 14^th century. On that earliest seal there are still two fish, all later seals show only one fish. On images the two fish appear until the 16^th century, and the lance is sometimes replaced by a dragon. The fish most likely indicate the position on the Ammersee (lake).