Last modified: 2013-10-23 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Sankt Johann municipal banner]](../images/d/de-rt-sj.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 23 May 2013
Description of banner:
It is a white - blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Sources: Stefan Schwoon's database and
"Wappenbuch - Die Städte- und Gemeindewappen im Landkreis Reutlingen" , Münsingen-Rietheim, 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jun 2013
Description of coat of arms:
In a blue shield is a silver (= white) horse forcene, accompanied by a golden (0 yellow) ear of grain.
Meaning:
On 1 January 1975 the municipality of Würtingen merged with four other municipalities. The new municipality of Würtingen was renamed on 1 September 1976 into Sankt Johann, which is also the name of a horse breeding station on the area of the municipality. The horse is symbolizing horse breeding, the grain agriculture, the economic base in all settlement cores.
Source: Heinz Bardua: "Kreis- und Gemeindewappen in Baden-Württemberg. Vol. 1: Die Kreis- und Gemeindewappen im Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart", Stuttgart 1987
Banner and coat of arms were approved on 30 March 1977 by the county administration, published in GABl 295/1978.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jun 2013
![[Sankt Johann-Gächingen banner]](../images/d/de-rt_sj-gc.gif)
image by Jörg Majewski, 24 May 2013
Description of banner:
It is a red - white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: "Wappenbuch - Die Städte- und Gemeindewappen im Landkreis Reutlingen" , p.117; Münsingen-Rietheim, 2001
Description of coat of arms:
In a silver (= white) shield is a red cross, superimposed by a black attire. The shield has a blue, wavy base.
Meaning:
Being a property of the Counts of Urach since the 11th century Gächingen was purchased by the Counts of Württemberg between 1254 and 1265. The cross alludes to the fact that it was capital of a parish since the 15th century. The attire is representing the Counts of Württemberg. The wavy base is representing the Gächinger Lauter, a local creek, having its fountain in Gächingen.
Source: "Wappenbuch - Die Städte- und Gemeindewappen im Landkreis Reutlingen" , p.117; Münsingen-Rietheim, 2001
The banner was approved on 2 August 1974 by minister of interior of Baden-Württemberg, published in GABl 1107/1974 and abolished on 1 January 1975. The coat of arms was approved on 3 June 1948 by minister of interior of Württemberg-Hohenzollern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Oct 2013
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