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Deutsche Wappen (Gemeindewappen/Kreiswappen)
German Civic Heraldry

WALDSASSEN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Tirschenreuth

Origin/meaning:
The arms were granted ini 1693 by Prince Max II Emmanuel at the same time as the Markt-rights. The trees are a canting element (Wald=forest), the abbott is the abbott of the local cistercian monastery. The fleur-de-lis is the fleur-de-lis of the St. Mary. In 1812 the King of Bavaria ordered the removal of the religious symbol and the arms accordingly showed only the fleur-de-lis. In 1855 King Maximilian II re-granted the old arms, which have not changed since, except that the colour of the field was changed from red to silver in 1928.

Hupp showed in the 1920s the arms with red field:

Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s


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