Roßtal Market Town (Germany)

Markt Roßtal, Landkreis Fürth, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-07-04 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Roßtal Market Town
• Roßtal Banner
• Roßtal Coat of Arms

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Roßtal Market Town

Roßtal Banner

It is a white-red-yellow vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2020

Roßtal Coat of Arms

Shield Or a Gothic church Gules with open port Or and a demi-horse passant Argent leaving the church.
Meaning:
Burgrave Friedrich of Nürnberg granted city rights in 1328 with permission of King Ludwig the Bavarian. They were confirmed in 1355 by King Karl IV. Both grants didn't have however any consequences. Seals wirh prints since 1501 displayed the current pattern, alluding to the misspelled name "Roßstall", which is a horse stable. In 1819 a town seal was introduced, which means that in between the city had been downgraded to a market town. The details of the building, being in fact a church, changed frequently. The current arms ar based on an image of Otto Hupp.
Source: Stadler 1968, p.54
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2020

The banner was adopted in 1955.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 June 2020

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