Breitingen Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Breitingen, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg

Last modified: 2018-12-15 by klaus-michael schneider
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Breitingen Municipality

Breitingen Banner

It is a white-green vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2018

Breitingen Coat of Arms

Shield parted per fess, above Vert a crancelin Argent, beneath Or a pale wavy Azure.
Meaning:
The crancelin is taken from the arms of the Benedictine Elchingen Abbey, reminding on its donor, Margrave Conrad of Meißen (see also Saxony). The abbey owned estates in the area in the 13th century. The pale wavy is representing liitle Lone River.
Source: Landeskundliches Informationssystem Baden-Württemberg
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2018

Banner and arms were approved on 13 November 1956 by Minister of Interior of Baden-Württemberg, published in GABl 59/1957.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Dec 2018

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