Bogen
BOGEN
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Straubing-Bogen (until 1973 Bogen)
Additions : 1972 Bogenberg, Degernbach; 1978 Oberalteich (1974 Agendorf)
| German |
In Blau ein goldener Bogen mit silberner Sehne über einem sechsstrahligen goldenen Stern. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted by the Dukes of Bayern on January 29, 1461.
The bow in the upper half of the arms is a canting element (Bogen=bow). The star is most likely an older village symbol. The colours are those of the Counts of Bogen and their successors, the Dukes of Bayern.
The arms in a manuscript from 1599
The arms by Apian (1559)
The arms in the Wappen-Sammlung (+/- 1910)
The arms in an album from 1968
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.