Oberammergau
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OBERAMMERGAU
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Official blazon
- (de) In Blau ein oben und unten durchgehendes goldenes Passionskreuz mit abhängendem silbernen Tuch, beiderseits eine wachsende silberne Schwurhand.
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.
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Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.