Neuburg an der Donau
NEUBURG AN DER DONAU
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Neuburg-Schrobenhausen (until 1973 Neuburg an der Donau)|
Additions : 1972 Heinrichsheim; 1976 Bergen, Bruck (partly), Joshofen, Ried, Zell; 1978 Bittenbrunn, Feldkirchen
| German |
In Rot auf grünem Dreiberg eine silberne Burg mit offenem Tor und zwei runden Zinnentürmen, die unter dem Hauptgesims bandförmig mit den bayerischen Rauten belegt sind; davor mit Steckenpferden zwei nackte Knaben, die nach Pfote und Schwanz des auf dem Tor liegenden goldenen Löwen haschen. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on July 21, 1506 by Count-Palatinate Friedrich of Bayern, when he made the city capital of the newly formed Principality Pfalz-Neuburg. The arms replaced older arms (see image below). The castle as a symbol for the city, however, is much older. The oldest seal, dating from the early 14th century, already shows a castle. The castle (Burg) is canting. In the arms the two boys are the princes Ottheinrich and Philipp, the diamonds are taken from the arms of Bayern and the lion is the lion of the Pfalz.
The arms around 1500
The arms by Apian (1559)
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms by Tyroff (1835)
The arms in Kramer (1841)
Seal from around 1900
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum
Postal cancellation 2005
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.