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'''OBERFRANKEN''' | '''OBERFRANKEN''' | ||
State : [[Bayern]] | State : [[Bayern]] | ||
[[File:oberfranken.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:oberfranken.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms combine the arms of the four territories to which the largest part of the area historically belonged. The lion is the lion of the State of [[Bamberg]], the quartered shield the arms of the Margraves of Nürnberg-Ansbach from the House Hohenzollern; the bars and crown are the arms of [[Sachsen]] and symbolise the former Duchy of Sachsen-Coburg. The base shows the points, the traditional arms of Franken. | The arms combine the arms of the four territories to which the largest part of the area historically belonged. The lion is the lion of the State of [[Bamberg]], the quartered shield the arms of the Margraves of Nürnberg-Ansbach from the House Hohenzollern; the bars and crown are the arms of [[Sachsen]] and symbolise the former Duchy of Sachsen-Coburg. The base shows the points, the traditional arms of Franken. | ||
The arms of the Kreis Oberfranken, which existed until 1945 were rather different: | The arms of the Kreis Oberfranken, which existed until 1945 were rather different: | ||
[[File:oberfran.amt.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:oberfran.amt.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
These arms show the eagle of [[Brandenburg]], the lion of the State of Bamberg and in the base the points of Franken. The lion of Brandenburg was added as the Hohenzollern dynasty became Margraves of Brandenburg. | These arms show the eagle of [[Brandenburg]], the lion of the State of Bamberg and in the base the points of Franken. The lion of Brandenburg was added as the Hohenzollern dynasty became Margraves of Brandenburg. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Image and information taken from here : http://www.stmukwk.bayern.de/blz/bezirke/bezirke.html | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Image and information taken from here : http://www.stmukwk.bayern.de/blz/bezirke/bezirke.html | ||
[[Category:Germany (other)]] | [[Category:Germany (other)]] | ||
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