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The arms are based on the 15<sup>th</sup> century seal of the city and are a combination of the arms of the Wittelsbach family (Dukes of the Pfalz and Bayern) and the lion of the Pfalz. The present arms show the original image, but in the course of the centuries several changes were made. In 1567 the original crown disappeared, in 1819 the lion was placed on a silver field, later that century on a red field. Only in the middle of the 20<sup>th</sup> century the original colours of the lion were restored. | The arms are based on the 15<sup>th</sup> century seal of the city and are a combination of the arms of the Wittelsbach family (Dukes of the Pfalz and Bayern) and the lion of the Pfalz. The present arms show the original image, but in the course of the centuries several changes were made. In 1567 the original crown disappeared, in 1819 the lion was placed on a silver field, later that century on a red field. Only in the middle of the 20<sup>th</sup> century the original colours of the lion were restored. | ||
Hupp showed in the 1920s the arms with a red field | |||
Hupp showed in the 1920s the arms with a red field. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:grafenwohr.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |align="center"|[[File:grafenwohr.hagd.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}60.jpg|center|350 px|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Municipal stationery, 1960s | |||
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[[Category:German Municipalities G]] | [[Category:German Municipalities G]] | ||
[[Category:Bayern]] | |||
[[Category:Neustadt an der Waldnaab]] | [[Category:Neustadt an der Waldnaab]] | ||
[[Category:Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz]] | [[Category:Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz]] | ||
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GRAFENWÖHR
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Neustadt an der Waldnaab (until 1973 Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz)
Additions : 1946 Thomasreuth (partly); 1972 Gmünd, Hütten (partly), Kürmreuth (partly), Sigras (partly)
Official blazon
Gespalten; vorne die bayerischen Rauten, hinten in Schwarz ein rot gekrönter und rot bewehrter goldener Löwe.
Origin/meaning
The arms are based on the 15th century seal of the city and are a combination of the arms of the Wittelsbach family (Dukes of the Pfalz and Bayern) and the lion of the Pfalz. The present arms show the original image, but in the course of the centuries several changes were made. In 1567 the original crown disappeared, in 1819 the lion was placed on a silver field, later that century on a red field. Only in the middle of the 20th century the original colours of the lion were restored.
Hupp showed in the 1920s the arms with a red field.
 The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925 |
 Municipal stationery, 1960s |
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Literature : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s