Pfeffenhausen

PFEFFENHAUSEN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Landshut (until 1972 Rottenburg an der Laaber)
Additions : 1972 Holzhausen; 1978 Pfaffendorf (1946 Koppenwall), Niederhornbach, Oberlauterbach

Official blazon

German	Geteilt; oben die bayerischen Rauten, unten in Silber auf grünem Dreiberg ein golden bewehrter roter Dompfaff.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on February 14, 1402 and the original document still exists. The arms show in the upper part the arms of the Wittelsbach family, Dukes of Bayern. The lower part shows a canting Dompfaff (bullfinch). The oldest seal, dating from 1412 shows the arms, but in the lower part only the head of the finch. In the 17^th century the whole finch was displayed, and the bird was looking right as in the present arms. In the 19^th century the small mountain in the base was added, but the arms have not changed otherwise.

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  The arms by Apian (1559)

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  The arms in a manuscript from 1599

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

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  The arms on a beer coaster

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