Mauerkirchen
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MAUERKIRCHEN
State : Oberösterreich
District : Braunau am Inn
| German | Halbgeteilt und gespalten; rechts oben in Schwarz ein goldener, rot gewaffneter Löwe, rechts unten von Blau und Silber schrägrechts gerautet; links in Blau auf grünem Boden eine silberne, vom linken Schildrand ausgehende, Eintürmige Kirche mit schwarzen Fensteröffnungen, roten Dächern und goldenem Turmknauf |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
It is not known when the arms were originally granted. The oldest known seal dates from a charter from October 6, 1476 and shows a canting church (Kirch=church). Later images and seals also show only the church. In the middle of the 16th century the current arms appeared.
The right half shows the arms of the Dukes of Bayern-Pfalz, as the town was a possession of Bavaria until the end of the 18th century.
Image gallery
The arms by Pillwein (1820)
The arms by Apian (1559)
Literature : Baumert, H.E. : Oberösterreichische Gemeindewappen, Linz, 1996.
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