Wallersdorf Market Town (Germany)

Markt Wallersdorf, Landkreis Dingolfing-Landau, Bayern

Last modified: 2022-06-25 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Wallersdorf Coat of Arms


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Wallersdorf Market Town

Wallersdorf Banner

It is a green-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2022

Wallersdorf Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Vert an oak leaf Argent, at sinister Argent an embowed armed arm Sable holding a sword Argent hilted Or in bend all surrounded by three 6-point stars Or.
Meaning:
The oak leaf is taken from the arms of the local Wiltinger kin, known since the 14th century. The sinister half displays the arms of the Barons of Riccabona in Reichenfeld. Karl Josef of Riccabona had been priest of the local parish church for more than 30 years, before he was appointed Bishop of Passau in 1826. He had been a great local benefactor.
Source: Stadler 1968 p.89
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2022

The arms were approved on 16 April 1954 by Minister of Interior of Bayern and confirmed on 8 September 1972 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Niederbayern. The banner was approved on 8 September 1972 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Niederbayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2022

Haidlfing Borough

Haidlfing Banner

It was a yellow-black vertical bicolour. The coat of arms was shifted towards the top.
Source: this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2022

Haidlfing Coat of Arms

Shield Or a farmer passant dressed Sable, wearing a broad hat of the same and a mattock Argent hafted Sable in bend sinister upon his shoulder, issuant from base a triplemount Vert.
Meaning:
The farmer is taken from the family arms of the local priest Mathias Hauner. A Hauner is a man bearing a mattock (German: Haue). The farmer is thus canting. The priest had been a great benefactor. The green triplemount on a golden background is taken from the arms of the Benedictine Niederaltaich Monastery.
Source: Klemens Stadler: "Die Wappen der niederbayerischen Landkreise und Gemeinden", Landshut 1960, pp.47,93
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2022

The banner was used without approval. The arms were approved on 9 September 1958 by Minister of Interior of Bayern and abolished on 31 December 1971.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 June 2022

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