Neustadt an der Waldnaab

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NEUSTADT AN DER WALDNAAB

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Official blazon
German	In Rot auf silbernem Ross der golden gerüstete und golden nimbierte heilige Martin, der mit silbernem Schwert den blauen Mantel mit dem auf grünem Boden knieenden nackten Bettler teilt.
English	an der Waldnaab No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 29, 1819 and again in 1928.

The arms show St. Martin, patron saint of the city, cutting his cloak for a beggar.
The composition already appears on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from the 14^th century. Below the horse was a small shield with the double-tailed lion of Bohemia. The city at the time was a possession of the Kings of Bohemia.

All later seals show the same composition, with or without the arms of Bohemia until the early 19^th century. The present arms are in use since 1928 and are based on these seals.

In 1819 suddenly a new shield appears. The new arms show in the upper part the lion of Bohemia, and in the lower half a symbol looking like a capital letter H. The meaning thereof is not known. These arms were sometimes used in the 19^th century and also from 1920-1928.