Unterwurmbach

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UNTERWURMBACH

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Weissenburg-Gunzenhausen (until 1972 Gunzenhausen)
Incorporated into : 1971 Gunzenhausen

Official blazon

Geteilt von Gold und Grün; oben ein vierfüßiger, geflügelter roter Lindwurm mit Stachelschwanz, unten ein silberner Querbach.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 27, 1956.

The arms are canting, showing in the upper part a dragon (Lindwurm) and in the base a vavy bar (Bach means stream, brook). The dragon was also used by the local Lords von Wurm.