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BAMBERG

State : Bayern
Urban District (Kreisfreie Stadt) : Bamberg
Additions : 1970 Hallstadt (partly); 1972 Bug, Gaustadt, Wildensorg

Wappen von Bamberg / Arms of Bamberg
Official blazon
German

In Rot ein stehender Ritter in silberner Rüstung mit einem roten Kreuz auf der Brust und einem silbernen Langschwert am Gurt; in der Rechten eine Lanze mit silbernem Fähnlein, darauf ein rotes Kreuz, die Linke gestützt auf einen blauen Schild mit silbernem Adler.

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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted in 1953 and are based on the oldest known seal, known since 1211, see below.

Wappen von Bamberg

The seal of Bamberg from 1211.

The knight is St. George, the patron saint of the city, the small shield shows the arms of the Counts of Andechs-Meranien, who ruled the city in the 13th century. In the 15th and 16th century the seal sometimes showed Emperor Heinrich II instead of St. George. From the late 15th century the composition was also used as arms of the city. Previously the city used the lion of the Abbey and State of Bamberg (see below) as city arms. Even though the composition of the arms thus did not change since the 15th century, the colours of the eagle changed regularly.

Arms of Bamberg

The arms in a manuscript from 1514
Wappen von Bamberg

The arms in a manuscript from 1565
Arms of Bamberg

The arms in a 16th century Spanish manuscript
Arms of Bamberg

The arms in a 17th century manuscript
Arms of Bamberg

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

The arms in a 16th century manuscript
Wappen von Bamberg

The arms by Tyroff (1835)
Seal of Bamberg

Seal from around 1900
Seal of Bamberg

Seal from around 1900
Arms (crest) of Bamberg

The arms in the Continentale Verlags-Anstalt album, +/- 1910
Wappen von Bamberg

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Arms (crest) of Bamberg

The arms on emergency money (1917)
Wappen von Bamberg

The composition of the arms on emergency money (1923)
Arms (crest) of Bamberg

The arms in the Abadie albums
Wappen von Bamberg

The arms on a 1960s matchox label


The former independent State of Bamberg, ruled by the Archbishops of Bamberg, was a small, but quite powerful part of the German Empire. The bishops owned many towns and villages, and the arms of the State of Bamberg can be found in many arms in Bayern.

The arms of the State are shown below:

Wappen von Bamberg / Arms of Bamberg



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Literature : Stadler, 1990.