Dingolfing County until 1972 (Niederbayern District, Bavaria, Germany)

Landkreis Dingolfing

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5:2 by Stefan Schwoon Coat-of-arms adopted 16th January 1957, abolished 30th June 1972

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See also:

• Dingolfing-Landau County (Landkreis Dingolfing-Landau)
• Niederbayern District (Bezirk Niederbayern, Lower Bavaria)
• County Flags (Bavaria / Bayern, Germany)
• Bavaria (Bayern, Germany)
• Germany

Dingolfing County used a white-red flag, without permission. The county merged with Landau during the 1972 municipal reform to form Dingolfing-Landau county. Sources: Linder and Schmidt 2000, arms image from Stadler 1964-1972.

Stefan Schwoon, 12 July 2001

From Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website:

The arms were granted on January 16, 1957.

The upper part shows the arms of the Wittelsbach family and Bayern and symbolise the fact that the district gradually became a possession of this family between 1228-1251. The divided lower part shows the arms of the Counts of Frontenhausen, who ruled a large part of the district prior to 1226. The bend is the arms of the State of Regensburg, who also owned a part of the district since 1257.

Literature: Stadler 1964-1972.

Santiago Dotor, 17 June 2003