Emskirchen

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EMSKIRCHEN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim (until 1973 Neustadt an der Aisch)
Additions : 1970 Eggensee (partly), Schauerberg; 1972 Brunn, Buchklingen (partly), Dürrnbuch, Eckenberg, Gunzendorf, Hohholz, Pirkach, Rennhofen; 1978 Mausdorf, Neidhardswinden

Official blazon

(de) Gespalten von Schwarz und Silber; vorne auf grünem Boden eine silberne Kirche mit romanischem Turm und roten Dächern, hinten ein linksgewendeter, von Silber und Schwarz gevierter, rot bezungter Brackenrumpf.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 22, 1962.

The arms are based on the oldest known seals of the town, which date from the early 17^th century. According to legend, the arms were granted to the town in 1552 by the Margraves of Nürnberg, but no historical proof thereof exists.

The church in the right half is a canting element (Kirche=church). The quartered dog's head is derived from the crest of the Margraves of Nürnberg from the Hohenzollern dynasty. The town was a possession of the margraves since 1361.
In the 19^th century a wavy bend was placed over the arms, but this was only short-lived and the old arms were restored. Hupp showed in the 1920s the same composition, but with a small river under the castle, se ebelow.