Last modified: 2021-10-16 by klaus-michael schneider
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It is a white-blue-yellow vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Oct 2021
Shield Azure an eagle Or nimbed Argent, chief wavy Argent charged with a fess wavy Azure.
Meaning:
Chief and fess wavy are symbolising the Donau River (English: Danube) and the historic and economic importance of the local ford, already mentioned in the Song of the Nibelungs. The ford was also crossed by the Franconian army, led by Karl Martell, in the 8th century. The eagle is an attribute of St. John the Evangelist and taken from the arms of the Benedictine Nunnery of Neuburg upon Donau. The nunnery had been an important manorial lord between 1007 and 1542.
Source: Karl Zecherle: "Gemeindewappen im Kreis Eichstätt", Eichstätt 1985, pp.30-31
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Oct 2021
Banner and arms were approved on 7 June 1977 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Oberbayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 Oct 2021
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