Regen
REGEN
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Regen
Additions : 1917 Heilig-Geist; 1962 Bärndorf; 1964 Rinchnachmündt (partly), Weißenstein; 1972 Gemeinde Oberneumais; 1978 March, Rinchnachmündt
| German | In Blau unter einem von Rot, Gold und Blau gestreiften Regenbogen eine silberne heraldische Lilie mit goldenen Staubfäden. |
| English | No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on July 16, 1448 by Duke Albrecht III of Bayern. As the document still exists, the colours are known. The arms showed a five-coloured canting rainbow (Regen=rain), above the old village sign, the fleur-de-lis. In some later arms the rainbow was omitted, but generally the arms have not changed much. The rainbow was reduced to three colours in the last century.
The arms by Apian (1559)
The arms in a manuscript from 1599
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms in an album from 1968
The arms in an album from 1930s
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s