Effeltrich

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EFFELTRICH

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Forchheim
Additions : 1978 Gaiganz

Official blazon
German	In Rot zwei durch eine silberne Mauer verbundene, spitz bedachte silberne Rundtürme, darüber schwebend ein goldener Apfel mit Stiel und Blatt.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 14, 1966.

The apple (Effel, Apfel) is a canting element. The name dates from medieval times and means an apple-rich area. The building is the building on the local cemetary, a local monument dating from medieval times.

Literature: Stadler, 1990.