Diessen am Ammersee

DIESSEN AM AMMERSEE

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Landsberg am Lech
Additions: 1939 Sankt Georgen; 1972 Dettenhofen, Dettenschwang, Obermühlhausen; 1978 Rieden am Ammersee

Official blazon
German	In Gold der stehende heilige Georg in silberner Rüstung mit rotem Kreuz und rotem Waffenrock, die Rechte gestützt auf einen silbernen Schild mit rotem Kreuz, in der Linken das Kreuzbanner; links daneben ein senkrecht gestellter blauer Fisch.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show St.George, the patron saint of the town in an unusual way (mostly he is shown killing a dragon). The composition of the saint, the shield with his cross and the fish already appears on a seal from the 14^th century. On that earliest seal there are still two fish, all later seals show only one fish. On images the two fish appear until the 16^th century, and the lance is sometimes replaced by a dragon. The fish most likely indicate the position on the Ammersee (lake).

Image gallery

The arms by Apian (1559)
The arms in a manuscript from 1599
The municipal stamp shown in 1892
The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the town (image from https://www.hdbg.eu/)
The arms in the town (image from https://www.hdbg.eu/)
The arms in the town (image from https://www.hdbg.eu/)

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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