Waldsassen

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WALDSASSEN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Tirschenreuth
Additions : 1972 Münchenreuth, Querenbach

Wappen von Waldsassen/Arms (crest) of Waldsassen
Official blazon
German In Silber auf grünem Boden und vor grünen Bäumen stehend ein silbern gekleideter Abt mit silberner Mitra und einem goldenen Abtstab in der Linken, die Rechte gestützt auf einen vor ihm stehenden goldenen Schild, darin eine blaue heraldische Lilie.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on January 24, 1693 by Prince Max II Emmanuel at the same time as the town-rights. The trees are a canting element (Wald=forest), the abbott is the abbott of the local cistercian monastery. The fleur-de-lis is the fleur-de-lis of the St. Mary.

In 1812 the King of Bavaria ordered the removal of the religious symbol and the arms accordingly showed only the fleur-de-lis. On March 22, 1855 King Maximilian II re-granted the old arms, which have not changed since, except that the colour of the field was changed from red to silver in 1928.

Wappen von Waldsassen/Coat of arms (crest) of Waldsassen

The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925





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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s