Stiefenhofen

STIEFENHOFEN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Lindau
Additions : 1970 Harbatshofen

Official blazon
German	Schräg geteilt von Silber und Blau; oben ein schräger schwarzer Stufenbalken, unten ein goldener Vogel (Kreuzschnabel).
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1964 and again on July 20, 1973.

The zig-zag bend is taken from the arms of the oldest medieval Lords of the village, the Counts of Heiligenberg. The roosteros a typical symbol in the paintings of the Genhofen chapel.

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