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.