Pfofeld Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Pfofeld, Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Bayern

Last modified: 2021-09-25 by klaus-michael schneider
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Pfofeld Municipality

Pfofeld Banner

It is a white-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sept 2021

Pfofeld Coat of Arms

Shield Sable, three sharpened pales issuant Argent, connected by a wattlework of the same.
Meaning:
Pfofleld is located at the Roman Limes fortification, called simply "The pale" by the local people. The pales are a representation of the fortification and canting, as the name of the municipality is derived from "to the field near the pales". The tinctures are those of the Margarves of Ansbach and the Burgraves of Nürnberg, their predecessors, both from the Zollern kin, who ruled the village since 1368. The yellow top is a mere 3D-effect.
Source: "Unser Bayern ", Heimatbeilage der Bayerischen Staatszeitung 1961 ( a newspaper appendix) , p.64
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sept 2021

Banner and arms were approved on 12 June 1961 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Sept 2021

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