Muggendorf
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MUGGENDORF
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Forchheim (until 1973 Ebermannstadt)
Incorporated into : 1972 Wiesenttal
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted in 1965, but were already designed in 1937.
The right half shows the quartered shield of the Hohenzollern family, as the town historically belonged to the Principality of Brandenburg-Bayreuth of the family. The left half shows an ammonite, a symbol for the many fossils found in the region.
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Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.