Hof County (Oberfranken District, Bavaria, Germany)

Landkreis Hof

Last modified: 2004-12-29 by santiago dotor
Keywords: landkreis hof | hof county | coat of arms: per pale (lion: yellow) | coat of arms: per pale (lion: black) | coat of arms: per pale (bordure: red-white) |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors

5:2 by Stefan Schwoon Flag and coat-of-arms adopted 23 May 1997

• Description

See also:

• City of Hof (Stadt Hof)
• Oberfranken District (Bezirk Oberfranken, Upper Franconia)
• County Flags (Bavaria / Bayern, Germany)
• Bavaria (Bayern, Germany)
• Germany

White-black stripes, adopted 23.05.1997, the latest official county flag adoption in Bavaria so far. 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 arms show the lions of the lords of Weida and the counts of Nuremberg.

The lords of Weida established a centre of influence around the town of Hof, after the counts of