Neunburg vorm Wald

NEUNBURG VORM WALD Country: Germany State: Bayern District (Kreis): Schwandorf (until 1973 Neunburg vorm Wald) Additions: 1972 Fuhrn 1972 Kröblitz 1972 Mitteraschau 1946 Katzdorf 1972 Seebarn 1946 Thann 1974 Eixendorf 1974 Kemnath bei Fuhrn 1974 Lengfeld 1974 Meißenberg 1974 Unterauerbach 1978 Alletsried (partly) 1978 Penting Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.346800000000001773514668457210063934326171875,"lon":12.3835999999999994969357430818490684032440185546875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon

German	In Blau aus zinnenbekrönter silberner Ringmauer mit offenem Tor und Fallgatter aufsteigend ein silberner Turm, beiderseits des Obergeschosses je ein Erkertürmchen, alle mit roten Spitzdächern.
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Origin/meaning

The arms show a walled tower, which is a canting symbol (Neunburg = new-castle). The tower already appears on the oldest known seal of the city, which dates from the late 14^th century. Later seals until the 16^th century also showed only a tower. In the 16^th century the city became a possession of the Counts of the Pfalz, and two small shields appear, the lion of the Pfalz and the diamonds of the Wittelsbach family as Counts of the Pfalz. In the 17^th century the tower appears again as a single symbol, in the shape as in the above arms. Similar shaped, the tower appears on decorations in the city hall in the 17^th century. The colours of the arms are known since 1812.

Image gallery

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  The municipal stamp shown in 1892

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  The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

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  The arms in an album from around 1910

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  The arms in an album from 1968

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  Postal cancellation

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  The arms on the town hall

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s

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