Zirndorf

ZIRNDORF

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Fürth
Additions : 1976 Leichendorf; 1978 Bronnamberg , Weinzierlein (partly)

Official blazon
German	Ein silberner Schild, in welchem auf grünem Boden ein von einer roten Zinnenmauer flankierter, roter Turm mit offenem Tor und mit Fenstern erscheint. Das Spitzdach des Turmes ist mit einer goldenen Wetterfahne besteckt.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on February 3, 1911 by Prince Luitpold of Bayern.

Older seals or arms for the town are not known. The arms show the fortifications of the Alte Veste castle, built in the 13^th century by the Von Berg family and which was bought in 1306 together with Zirndorf by the Margraves of Nürnberg.

Wappen von Zirndorf/Coat of arms (crest) of Zirndorf

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

The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum

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