Poxdorf Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Poxdorf, Landkreis Forchheim, Bayern

Last modified: 2021-09-04 by klaus-michael schneider
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Poxdorf Municipality

Poxdorf Banner

It is a white-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2021

Poxdorf Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, above a mitre Gules, beneath a lion passant guardant Sable tongued Gules.
Meaning:
The mitre is stressing the close relationships between the Archbishopric of Bamberg and the village. The lion is the heraldic animal of the Lords of Hohenlohe-Brauneck and is also representing the different liege lords of the village. The tinctures red and white are also alluding to the archbishopric.
Source: Klemens Stadler and Albrecht von und zu Egloffstein: "Die Wappen der oberfränkischen Landkreise, Städte, Märkte und Gemeinden" , in "Die Plassenburg, Schriften für Heimatforschung und Kulturpflege in Ostfranken vol.48", Kulmbach 1990, p.297
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2021

Banner and arms were approved on 4 August 1966 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2021

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