Altertheim Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Altertheim, Landkreis Würzburg, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-07-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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Altertheim Municipality

Altertheim Banner

It is a white-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 July 2020

Altertheim Coat of Arms

Shield quartered of Gules and Argent, quarter 1 and 4 are charged with an heraldic rose Argent seeded Or.
Meaning:
All parts of the municipality were ruled by the Counts of Wertheim and after 1557 by the Counts of Castell. The quartered shield is taken from the arms of the latter, the roses from the arms of the former.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 July 2020

The coat of arms was approved on 25 October 1978.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 July 2020

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