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![[Amberg-Sulzbach county banner]](../images/d/de-as_.gif)
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image by Stefan Schwoon, 1 Oct 2001
The seat of the county is Amberg. Amberg and Sulzbach-Rosenberg counties merged into Amberg-Sulzbach county during the 1972 municipal reform.
Stefan Schwoon,7 Aug 2001
It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: Linder and Schmidt 2000
Stefan Schwoon,1 Oct 2001
Shield Or hammer and mallet Sable; mantled, at dexter Sable a sinister facing lion rampant Or, crowned, armed and tongued Gules; at sinister Gules three fleur-de-lis Argent ordered 2:1.
Meaning:
The arms show the lion of the Pfalz, which was present in the arms of both former counties. The fleurs-de-lis are taken from the old arms of Sulzbach. The tools in point are alluding to the importance of mining during the history of the area. The first time, when mining was mentioned, dates from a document from 787.
Sources: Linder and Olzog 1996, Stadler 1964, p.13
Santiago Dotor, 12 Jan 2004
The banner was approved on 17 July 1979 and the arms were approved on 17 August 1973 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Santiago Dotor, 12 Jan 2004
![[Sulzbach-Rosenberg banner]](../images/d/de-as-c1_.gif)
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image by Stefan Schwoon,7 Aug 2001
It is a white-red vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: Linder and Schmidt 2000,
Shield parted per fess; above parted per pale, at dexter Sable a lion rampant Or, crowned, armed and tongued Gules; at sinister lozengy of Argent and Azure; beneath Gules three fleur-de-lis Argent ordered 2:1.
Meaning:
The county merged with Amberg County into Amberg-Sulzbach county. The arms are based on the 14th century arms of the ducal Sulzbach court district, which covered the largest part of the county. The upper part shows the arms of the Pfalz (lion) and Bayern (lozenges). Both are alluding to the Wittelsbach kin who had been Dukes of Bayern and Palatine Counts of Rhine as well. The lower part shows the arms of the Counts of Sulzbach-Kastl, who founded and organised administration and court and ruled the area as predecessors of the Wittelsbach family.
Source: Stadler 1966, p.103
Santiago Dotor, 7 July 2003
Banner and coat of arms were approved on 9 August 1965 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Santiago Dotor, 7 July 2003
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