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Keywords: landkreis forchheim | forchheim county | coat of arms: per pale (lion: rampant sinister) | coat of arms: per pale (lion: black) | coat of arms: per pale (key: white) | coat of arms: base (fish: red) |
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5:2 by Stefan Schwoon Flag and coat-of-arms adopted 7 March 1974 |
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Red-yellow stripes, adopted 07.03.1974. The lion in the coat-of-armd stands for the bishopric of Bamberg, the key comes from the former county Ebermannstadt, and the fish is taken from the city of Forchheim. Sources: Linder and Schmidt 2000, arms image from Stadler 1964-1972.
Stefan Schwoon, 2 October 2001
From Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website:
The new arms were granted on March 7, 1974. The key is taken from the old arms of Ebermannstadt. The fish, a trout, is a canting element, as the name is derived from Forchenheim, or home of the trout.Literature: Linder and Olzog 1996.
Santiago Dotor, 14 January 2004