Eichstätt City (Germany)

Stadt Eichstätt, Landkreis Eichstätt, Bayern

Last modified: 2021-10-16 by klaus-michael schneider
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2:3 image by M. Schmöger, 16 Oct 2009

2:3 image by M. Schmöger, modified by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Sep 2021

• Eichstätt City
• Eichstätt Flag
• Eichstätt Banner
• Eichstätt Banner according to Photo
• Eichstätt Coat of Arms

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Eichstätt City

Eichstätt Flag

It is a red-white horizontal bicolour with centred arms (see left image above) or a white-red horizontal bicolour with centred arms and a white serifed inscription "EICHSTÄTT" under the shield (see right image above).
Source: this online catalogue
M. Schmöger, 16 Oct 2009

Eichstätt Banner

It is a vertical red-white bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: this online catalogue this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Sep 2021

Eichstätt Banner according to Photo

It is a vertical white-red vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: http://kommunalflaggen.de/cgi-bin/db.pl?eintrag:09176123:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Sep 2021

Eichstätt Coat of Arms

Gules a city gate Argent flanked by two turrets, issuing from base vert, surmounting an oak tree Vert with acorns or.
Meaning:
A seal of the city was already mentioned in 1256 as "Eihstat". The oldest retained seal is found on a charter dated 1304, which shows the depicted arms.
The settlement of Eichstätt was mentioned for the first time in 740 in connection with the foundation of a bishopric. In 908 Bishop Erchanbald acquired the right from King Ludwig the Child of markets, mint and customs, as well as the privilege to build a castle. It was named a city (Statt, Latin:civitas) on coins of Bishop Heribert (1022-1042), later on a charter of King Heinrich IV in 1080. The walls on the arms represent that elevation to a city. The name "Eichstätt" was understood as "Eichenstätte" (place of oaks), which was the reason, why an oak was placed on the arms, making it canting.
Source: sta65, p.45
Stefan Killermann, 23 Aug 2008

The arms are traditional and based on a seal from 1295.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Sep 2021

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