Taufkirchen
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TAUFKIRCHEN
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Mühldorf am Inn
Additions : 1970 Zeiling
Official blazon
Geteilt; oben in Rot ein silberner Pfahl, unten in Blau ein nach links gewendeter silberner Fuchs.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on June 28, 1974.
The upper part show sthe arms of the Lords (later Counts) von Taufkirchen-Guttenburg, which owned the largest part of the area until the 19th century.
The base shows a fox, which was the crest of the arms of the same family.
Literature : http://www.ovb-online.de/region/gemeinden/index.html