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Image: DEU Landkreis Regensburg COA

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Description: The arms were granted on September 17, 1963 and confirmed on September 26, 1972. The chief shows the lozenges of Bavaria as several estates were for centuries possessions of the Dukes of Bayern. The bend Argent is derived from the arms of the Bishopric of Bishopric of Regensburg, which also held several parts of thearea. The cross pattée symbolises the Benedictine Abbey of Prüfening, the largest of the many former monasteries in the district.
Title: DEU Landkreis Regensburg COA
Credit: Wappengeschichte
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