Halblech Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Halblech, Landkreis Ostallgäu, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-09-26 by klaus-michael schneider
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Halblech Municipality

Halblech Banner

It is a blue-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Sep 2020

Halblech Coat of Arms

Renaissance shield parted by a triplemount, above Or a fir Vert, beneath Azure a lower demi-millwheel Or.
Meaning:
The basic tinctures are those of Bayern, as the village belonged to Bayern for more than 400 years. Duke Albrecht V of Bayern acquired Halblech together with the Lordship of Schwangau in 1567. The triplemount is symbolising the local landscape. The fir is symbolising forestall riches. The millwheel is representing the many local sawmills alongside the Halblech River.
Source: Aegidius Kolb and Ewald Kohler (editors): "Ostallgäu, Einst und Jetzt", Marktoberdorf 1984, pp.1110-1117
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Sep 2020

Banner and arms were approved on 9 November 1978 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Schwaben.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Sep 2020

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