Roth (kreis)
ROTH (RH)
State : Bayern
Additions :1972 Hilpoltstein (partly), Schwabach
German | Gespalten durch eine eingeschweifte goldene Spitze, darin eine heraldische Rose mit silbernem Butzen und silbernen Kelchblättern; vorne geviert von Silber und Schwarz, hinten in Rot ein wachsender silberner Bischofsstab. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on January 14, 1975.
The crosier and the quartered shield refer to the two former rulers in the district, the Bishops of Eichstätt and the Margraves of Brandenburg-Ansbach, from the Hohenzollern dynasty. The rose in the base of the shield symbolises the Free city of Roth, where people could apply for Imperial asylum during several centuries.
The arms in the Deutsches Wappenmuseum |
The arms on the district border |
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