Last modified: 2021-09-04 by 
klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: forchheim | per pale | sinister facing | lion(black) | key | trout | crown(bridal) | cherries(2) |
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![[Forchheim County banner (Germany)]](../images/d/de-fo_.gif)
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image by Stefan Schwoon, 2 Oct 2001
It is a red-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Linder and Schmidt 2000
Stefan Schwoon, 2 Oct 2001
Shield parted per pale; at dexter Or a sinister facing lion Sable, armed and tongued Gules and superimposed by a bendlet sinister Argent; at sinister Gules a key Argent in bend, base Argent charged with a trout Gules.
Meaning:
The lion in the coat-of-arms stands for the Archbishopric of Bamberg, the key comes from the former Ebermannstadt County, and the trout is taken from the city of Forchheim, as its name is derived from Forchenheim, or "home of the trout".
Source: Stadler 1964,p.34
Stefan Schwoon, 2 Oct 2001 and Santiago Dotor, 14 Jan 2004
![[Forchheim County banner (1962 - 1972)]](../images/d/de-fo962_.gif)
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image by Stefan Schwoon, 2 Oct 2001
It was a red-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms was shifted to the top.
Source: Linder and Schmidt 2000
Stefan Schwoon, 9 Aug 2001
Shield parted per pale; at dexter Or a sinister facing lion Sable, armed and tongued Gules and superimposed by a bendlet sinister Argent; at sinister Gules a bridal crown Or above and two connected cherries Or beneath.
Meaning:
The lion is that one of Bamberg but differentiated. The major part of the county belonged to the Archbishopric of Bamberg until 1803. The bishops had one of their fortresses in the county. The bridal crown, part of the local female garb, is typical for the area, especially around the area of Reuth. The cherries are symbolising the important cultivation of cherry trees in the county, on of the biggest in Germany.
Source: Linder and Olzog 1996
Stefan Schwoon, 9 Aug 2001 and Santiago Dotor, 11 July 2003
Banner and arms were approved on 7 March 1974. The old banner and arms were approved on 23 July 1962 and abolished on 1 July 1972
Falko Schmidt, 9 Aug 2001
![[Ebermannstadt County banner (1965 - 1972)]](../images/d/de-fo-c1_.gif)
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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Sep 2021
It was a black-white-black vertical triband. The coat of arms was shifted towards the top.
Source: image provided by Falko Schmidt
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Sep 2021
Shield parted per fess; above parted per pale, at dexter a sinister facing lion rampant Sable, armed and tongued Gules and superimposed by a bendlet sinister Argent, at sinister quartered of Argent and Sable; benneath Gules a key Argent in bend.
Meaning:
All charges refer to former rulers. The key displays the family arms of the Barons of Schlüsselberg, who owned the Lordship of Ebermannstadt, the Lordship of Waischenfeld and several fortresses in the county. The lion displays the differentiated arms of the Archbishopric of Bamberg as successors of the barons, who died out in 1347. The quartered sinister half displays the family arms of the Margraves of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, who owned Streitberg Castle and several estates in the Northeast of the current county.
Source: Stadler 1964,p.29
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Sep 2021
The banner was approved on 19 October 1965. The arms were approved on 18 March 1957. Both were abolished 1 July 1972.
Falko Schmidt, 1 Sep 2021
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