Mitteleschenbach Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Mitteleschenbach, Landkreis Ansbach, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-07-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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Mitteleschenbach Municipality

Mitteleschenbach Banner

It is a yellow-red vertical bicolour with ration of stripes approx. 5:2. The coat of arms is shifted to the top on the yellow stripe. There are vertical inscriptions as follows "MÖNCHSWALDGEMEINDE" (red at right bottom end of the yellow stripe), "MITTELESCHENBACH" (white and bigger on left edge of the red stripe) and "IM FRÄNKISCHEN SEENLAND" (yellow on right edge of red stripe at the top end).
Source: this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2020

Mitteleschenbach Coat of Arms

Shield Gules, a rake Or and a crozier Or in saltire.
Meaning:
The rake is alluding to the Lords of Rechenberg, who owned estates in the village in the Medieval. The crozier is alluding to the Bishopric of Eichstätt, to which the village historically belonged.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2020

The coat of arms was approved on 27 February 1956.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 July 2020

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