Vohenstrauss
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VOHENSTRAUSS
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Neustadt an der Waldnaab (until 1973 Vohenstrauss)
Additions : 1972 Altenstadt bei Vohenstrauß, Böhmischbruck, Kaimling, Oberlind (1938 Obernankau), Roggenstein (1938 Lämersdorf), Waldau
German | In Blau ein linksgewendeter, golden bewehrter silberner Strauß mit goldenem Hufeisen im Schnabel, den ein roter Fuchs anspringt.
Origin/meaningThe oldest known seal dates from 1365 and already shows the ostrich and fox. The animals are canting; a Vohe is a female fox, a Strauss is an ostrich. The origin of the horseshoe is not known. All later seals and images show the two animals, sometimes placed on a ground or mountain. The colours above have been used since the middle of the 19th century.
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