Dingolfing

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DINGOLFING

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Dingolfing-Landau (until 1973 Dingolfing)
Additions : 1972 Frauenbiburg, Gaubitzhausen, Höfen, Schönbühl, Teisbach

Official blazon

Unter rotem Schildhaupt, darin nebeneinander drei sechsstrahlige goldene Sterne, die bayerischen Rauten.

Origin/meaning

Dingolfing received city rights in 1274, after it had become a Bavarian possession in 1251.

The arms are identical to the arms seen on the first seal (below). The upper part of the arms are probably the old village sign, most likely representing the St. Mary, whose symbol is a star. The lower part is the arms of Bavaria. The colours of the upper part are known since 1555, but may be much older. The arms have thus never changed since the 13^th century.

The oldest seal of Dingolfing, dating from before 1290	The second seal of Dingolfing, dating from the 14^th century
The municipal stamp shown in 1892	The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925	The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum