Deggendorf
DEGGENDORF
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Deggendorf
Additions : 1935 Schaching; 1972 Deggenau, Fischerdorf; 1974 Mietraching; 1976 Seebach; 1978 Natternberg
| German | Unter Schildhaupt mit den bayerischen Rauten in Rot über silbernen Wellen ein zinnenbekröntes silbernes Tor mit goldenen Torflügeln. |
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on February 23, 1939.
Deggendorf received city rights in 1316 and the present arms, which were granted in 1936, are based on the oldest seal, which dates from the early 14th century. The arms show the Donau river, with the gate as a symbol for the new city and the head showing the arms of the Wittelsbach family (see Bayern), as overlords.
Later seals show many variations on the arms, without the waves, with smaller towers attached and many different styles.
Nevertheless, the basic composition remained the same. See for example the arms shown by Hupp below:
The city seal from 1371
The arms in the late 15th century
The arms by Apian (1559)
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in a manuscript from 1599
The arms by Tyroff (1835)
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in an album from 1968
The arms on the town hall
Partnership with Neusiedl am See, Pezinok and Mosonmagyaróvár (source)
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s