Passau County until 1972 (Niederbayern District, Bavaria, Germany)

Landkreis Passau

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5:2 by Stefan Schwoon Flag and coat-of-arms adopted 22nd March 1968, abolished 30th June 1972

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See also:

• Passau County after 1972 (Landkreis Passau)
• Niederbayern District (Bezirk Niederbayern, Lower Bavaria)
• County Flags (Bavaria / Bayern, Germany)
• Bavaria (Bayern, Germany)
• Germany

Red-white-blue, adopted 22.03.1968. The county was united during the 1972 municipal reform with Griesbach, Wegscheid and parts of Vilshofen county. Sources: Linder and Schmidt 2000, arms image from Stadler 1964-1972.

Stefan Schwoon, 13 July 2001

From Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website:

The old arms were granted in 1968. The arms show in the upper part the lozenges of Bavaria, as the county became a part of Bavaria in 1803. Before, it belonged to the Passau Abbey and this is symbolised by the wolf of Passau. The three waves symbolise the three rivers in the county, the Donau (Danube), Inn and Ilz.

Literature: Stadler 1964-1972.

Santiago Dotor, 19 June 2003