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Hollfeld City (Germany)

Stadt Hollfeld, Landkreis Bayreuth, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-08-08 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Hollfeld city banner] 5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 4 Aug 2020
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It is a white-red-yellow vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Aug 2020

Hollfeld Coat of Arms

Shield Or, an emperor with long coat Gules, crowned Or and holding a sceptre Or with fleur-de-lis at its top, riding on a horse passant Argent, bridled Gules, all on a mount Vert issuant from base.
Meaning:
The oldest seals from 1350 and 1554 already displayed a rider with the attributes of a prince. Later sources denote him as Emperor Heinrich II, the patron saint of the Bishopric of Bamberg. Since the 18th century the rider is displayed in a shield. The tinctures are known from the role of Bamberg's vassals (1603). Direction of the rider and tinctures changed various times.
Source: Stadler 1965, p.77
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Aug 2020

The arms are in use since the 14th century.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Aug 2020

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