Simbach

This page is part of the German heraldry portal	Heraldry of the World
German heraldry: National arms Arms of States Arms of historical territories and states Districts (Kreiswappen) Cities and municipalities German Colonies Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Corporate heraldry Studentika Other civic heraldry Total pages in the German section : 60,762 Of which images : 40,686	Selected collector's items from Germany: Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Heraldic albums Kaffee Hag albums Wappen-Sammlung Heraldic trade cards Heraldic coasters Heraldic cigar bands German heraldic literature

SIMBACH

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Dingolfing-Landau
Additions : 1972 Haunersdorf, Langgraben, Pischelsdorf, Ruhstorf

Official blazon

Geteilt; oben über blauem Querbach in Schwarz ein sechsstrahliger goldener Stern, unten die bayerischen Rauten.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on December 10, 1572 by Duke Albrecht V of Bayern. The arms show in the chief a star, the origin is not known, probably it is an old village symbol. The wave is a canting element (Bach=stream). The lower half of the arms shows the diamonds of Bayern.

The arms appeared also on the seal of 1572, with two angels as supporters. The supporters were used until the 18^th century.