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'''GRAFENAU (GRA)'''
'''GRAFENAU (GRA)'''

Revision as of 16:57, 26 December 2022


GRAFENAU (GRA)

State : Bayern
Incorporated into : 1973 Freyung-Grafenau

Wappen von Grafenau (kreis)/Arms (crest) of Grafenau (kreis)
Official blazon
German blazon wanted
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 24, 1957.

The lower part is taken from the arms of the Counts of Formbach, who gave their name to the district (Graf=count). They ruled the area from 950-1158 and their arms are known from a grave in the monastery of Formbach. The chief shows the arms of the Wittelsbach dynasty, Dukes of Bayern, who acquired the area slowly since the 13th century.

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.


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