County Störnstein

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COUNTY STÖRNSTEIN (Gefürstete Grafschaft Störnstein / Sternstein)

Official blazon

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Origin/meaning

The County Störnstein was a small county located in the present-day German state of Bayern in the Oberpfalz region. It existed as an independent territory from the 12th century until 1641 as Lordship and from 1641-1807 as a Principality-County, when it was mediatised to the Kingdom of Bavaria. Capital was the city of Störnstein.

The arms show three canting stars.

The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)

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