Mindelheim City (Germany)

Stadt Mindelheim, Landkreis Unterallgäu, Bayern

Last modified: 2022-03-12 by klaus-michael schneider
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5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Mar 2022

5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Mar 2022

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Mindelheim City

Mindelheim Banner

It is a black-yellow vertical bicolour with coat of arms shifted towards the top (see left image above) or without coat of arms (see right image above).
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Mar 2022

Mindelheim Coat of Arms

Shield Argent in base bars wavy Azure, over all an impending bell Sable with bobbin and hoops Or.
Meaning:
The pattern is known from seals of the local market rules from 1337, probably made already in 1330.The wavy bars are a representation of the name giving Mindel River. The bell probably is a symbol of market or council and thus a representation of the civic rights. Since 1430 on a secret seal the bell was always displayed in a shield. The tinctures are known since 1555 but were depicted variably in literature. Between 1705 and 1715 Mindelheim had been capital of a namesake imperial principality (German: Reichsfürstentum) ruled by General John Churchill Duke of Marlborough. Today the city is seat of Unterallgäu County.
Source: Stadler 1968, p.18
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Mar 2022

The colours of the banner are traditional. The arms are in use since around 1350 without approval.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Mar 2022

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