Pretzfeld

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PRETZFELD

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Forchheim (until 1973 Ebermannstadt)
Additions : 1976 Wannbach; 1977 Lützelsdorf; 1978 Hetzelsdorf, Wichsenstein (partly), Zaunsbach (partly)

Wappen von Pretzfeld/Arms (crest) of Pretzfeld
Official blazon
German

Geteilt; oben in Rot ein wachsender silberner Eberspieß, unten fünfmal gespalten von Silber und Blau.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 18, 1968.

The arms show in the upper part a part of the arms of the Lords of Stiebar zu Buttenheim, who ruled the town from 1505 until 1762. The lower part shows the arms of the Lords of Seinsheim, who ruled between 1764 and 1852.

Wappen von Pretzfeld/Coat of arms (crest) of Pretzfeld

The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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