Buttenheim

BUTTENHEIM

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Bamberg
Additions : 1972 Frankendorf, Ketschendorf, Tiefenhöchstadt; 1978 Dreuschendorf, Gunzendorf

Official blazon

German	Gespalten; vorne geteilt von Silber und Schwarz, oben eine wachsende rote Saufeder, hinten unter rotem Schildhaupt in Silber ein senkrechtes blaues Messer.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were devised and granted on January 8, 1968.

There are no older arms or seals known. The arms show in the right part the arms of the Lords of Stiebar, from which one branch named themselves Lords of Buttenheim and lived in the town from the 14^th century until 1762. The left part shows under a red head the knife of St. Bartholomew, patron saint of the town. The colours are taken from the arms of the Bishops of Bamberg, who ruled the town from the 15^th century until 1803.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.