Niederbayern

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NIEDERBAYERN

State : Bayern

Official blazon

(de)

Origin/meaning

The arms combine the diamonds of the arms of Bayern, with the panther derived from the arms of the Counts of Ortenburg-Kraiburg. The latter were the most important noble family in the area in the early Middle Ages

The arms of the Kreis Niederbayern, which existed until 1945 were quite similar: