Falkenstein (Oberpfalz): Difference between revisions
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>↵" to "===Image Gallery=== <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> ") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "===Image Gallery===" to "===Image gallery===") |
||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
The village developed in the late Middle Ages around the castle with the same name. Already in the 15<sup>th</sup> century it was designated as a town (Markt). All seals and images of the city symbols show the canting falcon on a mountain (Berg=mountain, Stein=stone), the oldest known seal dating from 1514. The colours are known since 1562 and are the colours of Bayern. Later the colours changed, but during the last century the old colours were restored. | The village developed in the late Middle Ages around the castle with the same name. Already in the 15<sup>th</sup> century it was designated as a town (Markt). All seals and images of the city symbols show the canting falcon on a mountain (Berg=mountain, Stein=stone), the oldest known seal dating from 1514. The colours are known since 1562 and are the colours of Bayern. Later the colours changed, but during the last century the old colours were restored. | ||
===Image | ===Image gallery=== | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:Falkenstein1880.jpg|alt=Wappen von Falkenstein/Arms (crest) of Falkenstein|The arms by Apian (1559) | File:Falkenstein1880.jpg|alt=Wappen von Falkenstein/Arms (crest) of Falkenstein|The arms by Apian (1559) | ||
Revision as of 08:26, 3 September 2023
FALKENSTEIN
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Cham (1973 Roding)
Additions : 1971 Arrach, Au
| German | In Blau auf schwarzem Dreiberg ein flugbereiter goldener Falke. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The village developed in the late Middle Ages around the castle with the same name. Already in the 15th century it was designated as a town (Markt). All seals and images of the city symbols show the canting falcon on a mountain (Berg=mountain, Stein=stone), the oldest known seal dating from 1514. The colours are known since 1562 and are the colours of Bayern. Later the colours changed, but during the last century the old colours were restored.
Image gallery
The arms by Apian (1559)
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in the town (source)
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
This page is part of the  |
 |
|
German heraldry:
|
Selected collector's items from Germany:
|
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
Index of the site