Neustadt am Kulm

NEUSTADT AM KULM

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Neustadt an der Waldnaab (until 1973 Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz)
Additions: 1972 Filchendorf, Mockersdorf (partly)

Official blazon
German	In Gold zwei grüne, je mit einem roten Zinnenturm besetzte Berge, zwischen denen eine silberne, rotbedachte Kirche steht, über der der von Silber und Schwarz gevierte Schild der Hohenzollern schwebt.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1559 by Markgraf Georg Friedrich of Brandenburg. The arms show the city in a valley between two mountains, each with a tower. Between the mountains is the shield of the Hohenzollern family, Margraves of Brandenburg.

Image gallery

The arms around 1500
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.

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