Gangkofen

	GANGKOFEN Country: Germany State: Bayern District (Kreis): Rottal-Inn (until 1973 Eggenfelden) Additions: 1972 Kollbach 1972 Malling (partly) 1972 Obertrennbach 1972 Panzing 1972 Reicheneibach 1978 Dirnaich 1978 Hölsbrunn 1978 Sallach (partly) 1978 Thambach (partly) Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":48.43509999999999848796505830250680446624755859375,"lon":12.5634999999999994457766661071218550205230712890625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Unter dreimal von Silber und Blau schräg geteiltem Schildhaupt in Schwarz drei, zwei zu eins gestellte, silberne heraldische Lilien.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on December 18, 1450 by Duke Ludwig the Rich from Niederbayern-Landshut. The chief is derived from the arms of the Wittelsbach family (see the arms of Bayern). The meaning of the fleur-de-lis is not known. It has been stated that these are the symbol for the local chapter of the Teutonic Order.

The arms have not really changed, except that the chief is also sometimes shown with the whole diamonds of the Wittelsbach family.

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms by Apian (1559)
The arms in a manuscript from 1599
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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