Unterleinleiter Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Unterleinleiter, Landkreis Forchheim, Bayern

Last modified: 2021-09-04 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: unterleinleiter | chief(wavy) | sickle | linden(branch) |
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Unterleinleiter Municipality

Unterleinleiter Banner

It is a red-white-green vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2021

Unterleinleiter Coat of Arms

Shield Argent with chief wavy Vert, an inescutcheon Vert charged with a sickle Argent and surrounded by an intertwined linden branch Gules with four leaves on either side.
Meaning:
The sickle is taken from the arms of the Lords of Streitberg, who owned a local estate in the 15th and 16th century. The intertwined linden is taken from the arms of the Barons of Seckendorff, who owned the estate in the 18th century. The chief wavy is representing the name giving creek Leinleiter. Its fountain is in Dürrbrunn. The green colour is symbolising the location in the nature preserve Fränkische Schweiz/Veldensteiner Forst.
Source: Klemens Stadler and Albrecht von und zu Egloffstein: "Die Wappen der oberfränkischen Landkreise, Städte, Märkte und Gemeinden" , in "Die Plassenburg, Schriften für Heimatforschung und Kulturpflege in Ostfranken vol.48", Kulmbach 1990, p.348
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2021

Banner and arms were approved on 17 July 1985 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Oberfranken.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2021

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