Plössberg

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PLÖSSBERG

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Tirschenreuth
Additions : 1972 Beidl, Liebenstein, Schönkirch, Wildenau; 1978 Hohenthan (partly), Schönficht

Official blazon

Geviert von Silber und Schwarz; in 1 und 4 je eine heraldische Lilie in verwechselten Farben.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on September 27, 1951

The arms are based on the quartered shield of the Lords of Gleissenthal, who acquired the village in 1357. The fleur-de-lis are derived from their predecessors, the Counts of Sulzbach.