Pleinfeld

	PLEINFELD Country : Germany State : Bayern District (Kreis) : Weissenburg-Gunzenhausen (until 1972 Weissenburg) Additions: 1971 Allmannsdorf 1972 Dorsbrunn (partly) 1972 Mannholz 1972 Mischelbach 1972 Sankt Veit 1972 Stirn 1972 Walting 1978 Ramsberg am Brombachsee 1978 Thannhausen (partly) Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.104860000000002173692337237298488616943359375,"lon":10.9835399999999996367705534794367849826812744140625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Unter rotem Schildhaupt, darin ein waagrechter silberner Bischofsstab, geviert; 1 und 4: silbern, 2: schwarz, 3: rot.
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Origin/meaning

The village and its surroundings were a possession of the Counts of (Hohen)Zollern from 1302-1508. From 1508-1803 it was a possession of the Bishops of Eichstätt. The Bishops, however, had already much influence in the 15^th century and the local parish also belonged to Eichstätt.

The arms were officially granted on February 24, 1486 by Emperor Friedrich III and combine the quartered shield of the Hohenzollern family with the crosier for Eichstätt. The crosier was removed in 1819, but the old arms were restored in 1836 and have not changed since.

Image gallery

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum

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

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