Kraiburg am Inn

KRAIBURG AM INN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Mühldorf am Inn
Additions: 1935 Maximilian; 1972 Guttenburg

Official blazon
German	In Blau eine goldene Krone.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 3, 1972.

The oldest known seal of the town dates from 1493 and shows a gonfanon (or banner). The gonfanon, the symbol of the Counts of Tübingen, was used by the Counts of Werdenberg-Sargans, who were related to the Counts of Tübingen and who owned the town at the time. In 1259 Duke Heinrich of Niederbayern had already acquired the town, but the old symbol remained in use. In the 16^th century the origin of the symbol was lost and it gradually was changed into a comb. In the late 16^th century the comb was replaced by the crown, most likely as a symbol for the (supposedly but incorrect) old name of Kronburg (Krone=crown). The colours are known since 1562.

Image gallery

The arms by Apian (1559)
The arms in a manuscript from 1599
The municipal stamp shown in 1892
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
The arms in an album from 1930s
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms on the town hall (source)
The arms on a local banner (source)

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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