Laufen

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LAUFEN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Berchtesgadener Land (until 1972 Laufen)
Additions: 1970 Heining, Triebenbach; 1978 Leobendorf

Wappen von Laufen/Arms (crest) of Laufen
Official blazon
German In Rot ein gemauerter breiter silberner Torbau mit offenem Tor, darauf ein schmälerer Turm, beide gekrönt mit Schwalbenschwanzzinnen.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1938, but date from the 13th century.

The arms are based on the composition of the oldest seal of the city, dating from the late 13th century. The seal also showed two small flowers on both sides of the tower, but these were removed.

All later seals also showed a tower, but the size and shape varied widely during the centuries. Hence the choice in 1938 to take the original images as arms. In the 19th century sometimes in rolls of arms the arms of Lauffen am Neckar was shown wrongly as the arms for the city.

Siegel von Laufen

The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Seal of Laufen

Seal from around 1900
Wappen von Laufen/Coat of arms (crest) of Laufen

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





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