Wolfratshausen (kreis)
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WOLFRATSHAUSEN (WOR)
State : Bayern
Incorporated into : 1973 Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, München, Starnberg
German | Geteilt; oben in Blau ein schreitender, rot gezungter goldener Löwe, unten die bayerischen Rauten. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on 1967.
The arms are a combination of the lion of the Counts of Andechs-Wolfratshausen-Meranien and the diamonds of Bayern. The first ruled the area until 1248 when it became a possession of the Dukes of Bayern, from the Wittelsbach dynasty.
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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