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'''OBERAMMERGAU'''
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District (Kreis) : [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen (kreis)|Garmisch-Partenkirchen]]
District (Kreis) : [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen (kreis)|Garmisch-Partenkirchen]]


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===Official blazon===
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In Blau ein oben und unten durchgehendes goldenes Passionskreuz mit abhängendem silbernen Tuch, beiderseits eine wachsende silberne Schwurhand.
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|'''German'''
| In Blau ein oben und unten durchgehendes goldenes Passionskreuz mit abhängendem silbernen Tuch, beiderseits eine wachsende silberne Schwurhand.
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|'''English'''
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
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The city is well known for its Passion festivities, and the cross with the cloth are a symbol for these festivities. The two hands are a symbol for the faith of the population of the village during the years of pestilence in the Thirty Years war.   
The city is well known for its Passion festivities, and the cross with the cloth are a symbol for these festivities. The two hands are a symbol for the faith of the population of the village during the years of pestilence in the Thirty Years war.   
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.


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Latest revision as of 14:44, 7 January 2024

OBERAMMERGAU

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Wappen von Oberammergau/Arms (crest) of Oberammergau
Official blazon
German In Blau ein oben und unten durchgehendes goldenes Passionskreuz mit abhängendem silbernen Tuch, beiderseits eine wachsende silberne Schwurhand.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on August 18, 1959.

The city is well known for its Passion festivities, and the cross with the cloth are a symbol for these festivities. The two hands are a symbol for the faith of the population of the village during the years of pestilence in the Thirty Years war. Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.





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