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'''NEUSTADT AN DER WALDNAAB''' | '''NEUSTADT AN DER WALDNAAB''' | ||
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District (Kreis) : [[Neustadt an der Waldnaab (kreis)|Neustadt an der Waldnaab]] | District (Kreis) : [[Neustadt an der Waldnaab (kreis)|Neustadt an der Waldnaab]] | ||
[[File:neustadw.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:neustadw.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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In Rot auf silbernem Ross der golden gerüstete und golden nimbierte heilige Martin, der mit silbernem Schwert den blauen Mantel mit dem auf grünem Boden knieenden nackten Bettler teilt. | |+Official blazon | ||
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| In Rot auf silbernem Ross der golden gerüstete und golden nimbierte heilige Martin, der mit silbernem Schwert den blauen Mantel mit dem auf grünem Boden knieenden nackten Bettler teilt. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The arms show St. Martin, patron saint of the city, cutting his cloak for a beggar. <br/> | The arms show St. Martin, patron saint of the city, cutting his cloak for a beggar. <br/> | ||
The composition already appears on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from the 14<sup>th</sup> century. Below the horse was a small shield with the double-tailed lion of Bohemia. The city at the time was a possession of the Kings of Bohemia. | The composition already appears on the oldest known seal of the city, dating from the 14<sup>th</sup> century. Below the horse was a small shield with the double-tailed lion of Bohemia. The city at the time was a possession of the Kings of Bohemia. | ||
All later seals show the same composition, with or without the arms of Bohemia until the early 19<sup>th</sup> century. The present arms are in use since 1928 and are based on these seals. | All later seals show the same composition, with or without the arms of Bohemia until the early 19<sup>th</sup> century. The present arms are in use since 1928 and are based on these seals. | ||
In 1819 suddenly a new shield appears. The new arms show in the upper part the lion of Bohemia, and in the lower half a symbol looking like a capital letter H. The meaning thereof is not known. These arms were sometimes used in the 19<sup>th</sup> century and also from 1920-1928. | In 1819 suddenly a new shield appears. The new arms show in the upper part the lion of Bohemia, and in the lower half a symbol looking like a capital letter H. The meaning thereof is not known. These arms were sometimes used in the 19<sup>th</sup> century and also from 1920-1928. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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File:Neustadt an der Waldnaab1892.jpg|alt=Wappen von Neustadt an der Waldnaab/Arms (crest) of Neustadt an der Waldnaab|The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | |||
File:Neustadtwa.sc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Neustadt an der Waldnaab/Arms (crest) of Neustadt an der Waldnaab|The arms in an [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|album]] from around 1910 | |||
File:neustadt-waldnaab.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Neustadt an der Waldnaab/Arms (crest) of Neustadt an der Waldnaab|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities N]] | [[Category:German Municipalities N]] | ||
[[Category:Bayern]] | |||
[[Category:Neustadt an der Waldnaab]] | [[Category:Neustadt an der Waldnaab]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1819]] | [[Category:Granted 1819]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1928]] | [[Category:Granted 1928]] | ||