Translations:Emskirchen/1/en

The coat of arms of the municipality Emskirchen. Since 1962, the municipality uses a coat of arms said to have been granted in 1552 during the Margrave War.

The municipality of Emskirchen is in Middle Franconia, approximately 35 kilometers to the northwest of Nuremberg, at the river Mittlere Aurach. The oldest documented reference to this municipality, then called Empichiskirchen, dates back to 1132. In those days it was named after Empichi, the founder of its church. In 1158, the small town, then part of the Duchy of Franconia, was called Emskirchen. In 1400, Emskirchen was granted the right to hold a market, i.e., the privilege of holding a permanent market, a weekly market or an annual fair. This was an important step for the town’s economic well-being.