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'''FALKENSTEIN'''
'''FALKENSTEIN'''


State : [[Bayern]]<br/>
State: [[Bayern]]<br/>
District (Kreis) : [[Cham (kreis)|Cham]] (1973 [[Roding (kreis)|Roding]])<br>
District (Kreis): [[Cham (kreis)|Cham]] (1973 [[Roding (kreis)|Roding]])<br>
Additions : 1971 Arrach, Au   
Additions: 1971 Arrach, Au   


[[File:falkens1.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}} / Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:falkens1.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


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| In Blau auf schwarzem Dreiberg ein flugbereiter goldener Falke.
In Blau auf schwarzem Dreiberg ein flugbereiter goldener Falke.
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The village developed in the late Middle Ages around the castle with the same name. Already in the 15<sup>th</sup> century it was designated as a town (Markt). All seals and images of the city symbols show the canting falcon on a mountain (Berg=mountain, Stein=stone), the oldest known seal dating from 1514. The colours are known since 1562 and are the colours of Bayern. Later the colours changed, but during the last century the old colours were restored.
The village developed in the late Middle Ages around the castle with the same name. Already in the 15<sup>th</sup> century it was designated as a town (Markt). All seals and images of the city symbols show the canting falcon on a mountain (Berg=mountain, Stein=stone), the oldest known seal dating from 1514. The colours are known since 1562 and are the colours of Bayern. Later the colours changed, but during the last century the old colours were restored.


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===Image gallery===
|align="center"|[[File:falkenstein-oberpfalz.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925   
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File:Falkenstein1880.jpg|alt=Wappen von Falkenstein/Arms (crest) of Falkenstein|The arms by Apian (1559)
File:falkenstein-oberpfalz.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Falkenstein/Arms (crest) of Falkenstein|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925   
File:Falkensteino1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Falkenstein/Arms (crest) of Falkenstein|The arms in the town ([https://www.hdbg.eu/gemeinden/index.php/detail/photos?rschl=9372125&id=49 source])
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
 


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.


[[Category:German Municipalities F]]
[[Category:German Municipalities F]]

Latest revision as of 11:14, 11 August 2024

FALKENSTEIN

State: Bayern
District (Kreis): Cham (1973 Roding)
Additions: 1971 Arrach, Au

Wappen von Falkenstein (Oberpfalz)/Arms (crest) of Falkenstein (Oberpfalz)
Official blazon
German In Blau auf schwarzem Dreiberg ein flugbereiter goldener Falke.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The village developed in the late Middle Ages around the castle with the same name. Already in the 15th century it was designated as a town (Markt). All seals and images of the city symbols show the canting falcon on a mountain (Berg=mountain, Stein=stone), the oldest known seal dating from 1514. The colours are known since 1562 and are the colours of Bayern. Later the colours changed, but during the last century the old colours were restored.

Image gallery

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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