Unterschwaningen

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UNTERSCHWANINGEN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Ansbach (until 1973 Dinkelsbühl)
Additions : 1971 Dennenlohe, Kröttenbach; 1978 Oberschwaningen

Official blazon

Geviert von Silber und Schwarz, überdeckt mit einem schreitenden, rot bewehrten silbernen Schwan mit ausgebreiteten Flügeln.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on November 19, 1599 by Markgrave Georg Friedrich of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

The arms show the arms of Hohenzollern (from which the Markgraves descended) and the canting swan (Schwane). The arms also appeared on the first seal, which dates from the same time. The arms were confirmed in 1860 by King Maximilian II of Bayern.