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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen) German Civic Heraldry NAILA State : Bayern District (Kreis) : Hof (until 1973 Naila) Additions : 1920 Froschgrün, Selbitztal; 1971 Culmitz; 1978 Hölle, Lippertsgrün, Marlesreuth, Marxgrün Origin/meaning: The town was granted some privileges in 1454 by Count Johann IV of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. The arms were granted at the same time. The arms have not changed ever since, except between 1819 and the beginning of this century, when the black quarters had to be blue (Bavarian colours). The quartered field is the arms of the Hohenzollern family, later the arms of the Brandenburg dynasty. The savage may be a symbol for the rough nature in the surroundings. Seal from around 1900 The arms as shown by Hupp in the 1920s Literature : Stadler, K. : Deutsche Wappen - Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Angelsachsen Verlag, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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