Weismain

	WEISMAIN Country : Germany State : Bayern District (Kreis) : Lichtenfels Additions: (to see click on expand) 1976 Kaspauer 1976 Modschiedel 1976 Wallersberg 1977 Arnstein 1977 Buckendorf 1977 Fesselsdorf 1977 Großziegenfeld 1977 Kleinziegenfeld 1977 Neudorf 1977 Weiden Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.0876999999999981127984938211739063262939453125,"lon":11.2385999999999999232613845379091799259185791015625,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Gold ein mit einer silbernen Schrägleiste überdeckter, rot bewehrter schwarzer Löwe, der oben von einem waagrechten, beiderseits von je einem aufrechten blauen Fisch begleitet ist.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The oldest known seal of the city, which probably dates from 1313 when the city rights were granted, showed a shield with the lion, surrounded, outside the shield, by three fish. The lion is the lion of the State of Bamberg, to which the city belonged until 1803. The fish probably indicate the importance of fisheries for the city at the time.

In 1819 the arms were changed, as the city now formed part of Bayern and all references to older states were removed. The new arms showed a blue field with a silver bend (blue and silver are the colours of Bayern), with three fish, one above and two below the bend. In 1836 King Ludwig allowed the use of old symbols, but the old arms were not officially restored until February 12, 1952.

Image gallery

The first seal of the city.
The arms in 1603
The arms in a 16^th century manuscript
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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