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3:5 image by M. Schmöger, 16 Nov 2006; modified by Klaus-Michael Schneider |
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 June 2014 |
The flag is indeed one of the rare Bavarian municipal flags that come in the horizontal variant (own observation and photos 23 May 2001 and 3 Oct 2001). They have a vertical variant ("Banner") as well (own observation and photos 29 Aug 2001).
Most of the horizontal municipal flags I have seen are from municipalities quite close to Munich, in the so-called "Speckgürtel" (bacon belt) (Pliening, Poing, Vaterstetten, Taufkirchen b. München, Neuried, Sauerlach).
My hypothesis is that the municipal administrations see this as a more "official" type of flag that is more apt for these municipalities that have grown considerably over the last few decades. It has a certain "we are not one of those rural communes with their hanging flag" touch.
M. Schmöger, 3 Dec 2005
Description of flag: Three stripes, yellow-blue-white, with or without arms.
Sources:
head office of Bavarian state archives
Ebersberg county archives
Ebersberger Zeitung (newspaper) editions 10 November 1960; 26 November 1969
H. Sponholz: "Schöne Heimat Ebersberg - Der Landkreis in Bildern"; Ottenhofen 1975; p.209
"Gemeinde Poing - Informationsbroschüre Gemeinde Poing"; Poing 2001, frontpage
photos by M. Schmöger from 23 May 2001; 29 August 2001
M. Schmöger, 19 May 2014
Poing is using vertical as well as horizontal flags.
M. Schmöger, 19 May 2014
Arms blazoning : Over a base per fess of Argent and Azure: Azure, a chevron Or surrounding a mullet of eight points Argent.
Sources:
head office of Bavarian state archives
Ebersberg county archives
Ebersberger Zeitung (newspaper) editions 10 November 1960; 26 November 1969
H. Sponholz: "Schöne Heimat Ebersberg - Der Landkreis in Bildern"; Ottenhofen 1975; pp.203, 209
Landkreis Ebersberg (ed.): "Landkreis Ebersberg - eine Information",ca. 1997; p.75
Bayern Gemeinden webpage
M. Schmöger, 19 May 2014
Flag and coat of arms were approved on 29 May 1961 by Bavarian ministry of interior
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