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Berg in the Shire Municipality Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Berg im Gau, Landkreis Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Bayern

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[Berg in the Shire Municipality municipal banner] 5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Nov 2021
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Berg in the Shire Municipality

Berg Banner

It is a red-white-green vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is at the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Nov 2021

Berg Coat of Arms

Shield parted per fess, above Azure an elector's coronet proper, beneath Argent a potato blossom Vert.
Meaning:
The coronet, also called an elector's cap, is reminding on the visit of Elector Karl Theodor in the village, who personally checked the progress of the cultivation of the Donau Marshes during his visit in 1794. A monument near the local parish church also is referring to this occasion. The blossom is referring to the fact that the village became an important growing area of potatoes after the exsiccation of the marshes in the late 18th century. The tinctures silver and blue are those of the Wittelsbach kin.
Source: "Unser Landkreis Neuburg-Schrobenhausen ", 2nd edition München 1981, pp.52-53
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Nov 2021

Banner and arms were approved on 19 April 1966 by Minister of Interior of Bayern..
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Nov 2021


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