Wonneberg Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Wonneberg, Landkreis Traunstein, Bayern

Last modified: 2022-02-12 by klaus-michael schneider
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Wonneberg Municipality

Wonneberg Banner

It is a yellow-black vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2022

Wonneberg Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Sable a swede Argent with leafs Or, at sinister Or a lion rampant issuant Sable armed and tongued Gules, issuant from base a triplemount in counterchanged tinctures, on its part of orle a chain in counterchanged tinctures related to the tinctures of the mount.
Meaning:
The mount (German: Berg) is a canting element and referring to the location of Wonneberg in the Bavarian Prealps. The chain is an attribute of St. Leonard, patron of agriculture and stock breeding and also of the local parish church. The swede is taken from the personal arms of Leonhard of Keutschach, who had been Archbishop of Salzburg between 1495 and 1519. The lion is a differentiation of the arms of the archbishopric, also the tinctures are taken from its arms. The village belonged to the archbishopric until the beginning of the 19th century.
Source: Franz Patzelt: "Das Wappen der Gemeinde Wonneberg". In: "1000 Jahre Wonneberg, 500 Jahre St. Leonhard", Trostberg 1996, pp.79-80
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2022

Banner and arms were approved on 5 May 1969 by but the banner is not in use.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Feb 2022

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