Tirschenreuth City (Germany)

Stadt Tirschenreuth, Landkreis Tirschenreuth, Bayern

Last modified: 2022-07-02 by klaus-michael schneider
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5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2022

5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2022

• Tirschenreuth City
• Tirschenreuth Banner
• Tirschenreuth Flag
• Tirschenreuth Coat of Arms

• Tirschenreuth County (Landkreis Tirschenreuth, Bavaria, Germany)
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Tirschenreuth City

Tirschenreuth Banner

It is a yellow-green vertical bicolour with coat of arms shifted towards the top (see left image above) or without coat of arms (see right image above).
Source:
1) this online catalogue
2) this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2022

Tirschenreuth Flag

It is a yellow-green horizontal bicolour with centred coat of arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2022

Tirschenreuth Coat of Arms

Shield parted per fess; above Azure an embattled wall Or masoned Sable with closed gate in centre and towers of the same on either side, between the towers on top of the wall an abbot Or with mitre, holding a crozier and a book; beneath Argent a mount issuant Vert, on mount between two deciduous trees Vert a man dressed of the same with a mattock bladed Argent.
Meaning:
Two local seals are known. The greater seal from 1364 basically displayed the current pattern. It is also known by later main seals and by medals. Secret seals since 1479 displayed only the lower half of the greater seal. So did lesser arms since 1609. The lower half displays a giant (Bavarian: Turse) clearing the forest, represented by the trees, by a mattock. The ensemble is thus canting. The abbot is symbolising the rule of the Cistercian Waldsassen Monastery, the embattled wall with towers the status of a city.
Source: Stadler 1968 p.78
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2022

The banner was approved and the arms were confirmed on 30 June 1966 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2022

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