Erlangen
ERLANGEN
State : Bayern
Urban district (Stadtkreis) : Erlangen
Additions: 1920 Alterlangen; 1923 Büchenbach; 1924 Bruck; 1960 Eltersdorf (partly); 1967 Kosbach; 1972 Eltersdorf (partly), Frauenaurach, Großdechsendorf, Hüttendorf, Kriegenbrunn, Tennenlohe
| German |
Geteilt und oben gespalten; vorne in Silber ein links gewendeter, golden gekrönter und bewehrter, rot gezungter roter Adler mit goldenen Kleestängeln und von Silber und Schwarz geviertem Brustschild; hinten in Silber ein golden gekrönter und bewehrter, rot gezungter schwarzer Adler mit goldener Halskrone, Kleestängeln und den goldenen Großbuchstaben E und S auf der Brust; unten in Blau über silberner Zinnenmauer wachsend ein doppelschwänziger, golden gekrönter, rot gezungter goldener Löwe. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on September 4, 1835 and again on March 14, 1972.
The arms show in the lower half the lion of Bohemia behind a city wall. This composition is known from the oldest seal of the Altstadt Erlangen (old city) cince 1397. The city was a possession of the Kings of Bohemia at the time.
The upper part shows two eagles. The eagles are the red eagle of Brandenburg and the black eagle of Preussen (Prussia). The two eagles formed the arms of the Neustadt Erlangen (new city). The red eagle bears the small shield of the Hohenzollern dynasty, Margraves of Nürnberg. The letters ES on the left eagle are the initials of Elisabeth Sophie, wife of Margrave Christian Ernst of Nürnberg and Princess of Preussen.
 The 'old' arms by Tyroff (1835) |
 The 'new' arms by Tyroff (1835) |
 The arms in an album around 1905 |
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 The arms as used on a municipal car (source) |
 The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum |
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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s