Rückersdorf (Nürnberger Land)

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RÜCKERSDORF

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Nürnberger Land

Official blazon

(de) Geteilt von Schwarz und Silber, darin ein linksgewendeter aufspringender Windhund in verwechselten Farben mit goldenem Halsband; unten links ein rotes Schildchen mit silbernem Schrägbalken.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 31, 1979

The silver/black shield with the dog is the arms of the founder of the local church, Eberhard Peringerstorfer, who died in 1447 and whose grave can still be seen in the local church. The small shield shows the arms of Albertus of Rückersdorf, mentioned in the 13^th century, a family who named itself after the estate in the municipality.