Geisenfeld

	GEISENFELD Country: Germany State: Bayern District (Kreis): Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm Additions: (to see click on expand) 1971 Engelbrechtsmünster 1971 Gaden 1971 Geisenfeldwinden 1971 Nötting 1971 Parleiten 1971 Schillwitzried 1971 Untermettenbach 1971 Unterpindhart 1978 Ilmendorf 1978 Rottenegg 1978 Zell 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":48.6816000000000030922819860279560089111328125,"lon":11.6118000000000005655920176650397479534149169921875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	Im roten Dreiecksschild ein silberner Zickzackbalken.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

Geisenfeld received town rights in 1310 and was fortified in 1407. The oldest seal dates from 1412 and shows already the arms as shown above. The arms are derived from the oldest arms of the Wittelsbach family and were also used by the local monastery. The oldest known colours are in red a silver bar (known since 1608) but in the late 18^th century the colours were exchanged.

Image gallery

The arms in the Armorial Jörg Rügen (1495)
The arms by Apian (1559)
The arms in a manuscript from 1599
The municipal stamp shown in 1892
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms on a beer coaster

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

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