Döhlau

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DÖHLAU

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Hof
Additions: 1978 Kautendorf (partly), Tauperlitz

Wappen von Döhlau/Arms (crest) of Döhlau
Official blazon
German

Unter silbernem Schildhaupt, darin ein oben gezinnter schwarzer Balken, in Rot drei im Dreipass gestellte geharnischte silberne Beine, bewinkelt von drei silbernen heraldischen Lilien.

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 8, 1987.

The three feet are taken from the arms of the Rabenstein zu Döhlau family, which owned a few castles/estates in the area and also had the local parish church built. The three fleur-de-lys are taken fro the arms of the Von Pühel family, who lived on the Döhlau castle in the second half of the 17th and the 18th century.

The chief is derived from the arms of the Von Uttenhofen family, medieval lords of the Tauperlitz estate. The chief also refers to the ancient defence walls still visible near Tauperlitz and Kautendorf.

Literature: Stadler, 1990.





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