Oberfranken: Difference between revisions
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] " to "|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}} / Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] ") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - " / Arms" to "/Arms") |
||
Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
State : [[Bayern]] | State : [[Bayern]] | ||
[[File:oberfranken.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}} / Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:oberfranken.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
The arms of the Kreis Oberfranken, which existed until 1945 were rather different: | The arms of the Kreis Oberfranken, which existed until 1945 were rather different: | ||
[[File:oberfran.amt.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}} / Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:oberfran.amt.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
These arms show the eagle of [[Brandenburg]], the lion of the State of Bamberg and in the base the points of Franken. The lion of Brandenburg was added as the Hohenzollern dynasty became Margraves of Brandenburg. | These arms show the eagle of [[Brandenburg]], the lion of the State of Bamberg and in the base the points of Franken. The lion of Brandenburg was added as the Hohenzollern dynasty became Margraves of Brandenburg. |
Revision as of 11:59, 2 September 2022
This page is part of the German heraldry portal Deutsche Wappensammlung |
Heraldry of the World |
German heraldry:
|
Selected collector's items from Germany:
|
OBERFRANKEN
State : Bayern
German | |
English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The arms combine the arms of the four territories to which the largest part of the area historically belonged. The lion is the lion of the State of Bamberg, the quartered shield the arms of the Margraves of Nürnberg-Ansbach from the House Hohenzollern; the bars and crown are the arms of Sachsen and symbolise the former Duchy of Sachsen-Coburg. The base shows the points, the traditional arms of Franken.
The arms of the Kreis Oberfranken, which existed until 1945 were rather different:
These arms show the eagle of Brandenburg, the lion of the State of Bamberg and in the base the points of Franken. The lion of Brandenburg was added as the Hohenzollern dynasty became Margraves of Brandenburg.
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink
Index of the site
Literature : Image and information taken from here : http://www.stmukwk.bayern.de/blz/bezirke/bezirke.html