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Zell am See, Salzburg (Austria)

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by M. Schmöger, 22 June 2009	by M. Schmöger, 24 August 2004	by M. Schmöger, 22 June 2009

Name of municipality:	Zell am See
Status:	Stadtgemeinde (town)
Land (state):	Salzburg
Bezirk (district):	Zell am See

Description of arms (German):	Im schwarzen Schild auf naturfarbenem Boden die Gestalt des Kirchenpatrons von Zell am See St. Hippolytus, und zwar eines rechtsgewendeten nimbierten, geharnischten Ritters mit roter, hermelingestulpter Kappe und über die linke Schulter geworfenem und in weiten Falten bis zum Boden herabhängendem Roten Mantel. In der Rechten hält der Ritter die weiße Kreuzesfahne mit einem roten Kreuz und in der Linken, die auch den Mantel hält, ein an die Schulter gelehntes Schwert. [1] [2]
Blazoning of arms (English):	Sable, on a base proper (Vert) a representation of the patron-saint of Zell am See, Saint Hippolytus, that is a knight facing dexter, armed at all points, nimbed Or, wearing a cap Gules with a cuff Ermine and bearing over his sinister shoulder a coat Gules, in his dexter arm holding a guidon Argent a cross Gules, in his sinister arm, that is also supporting the coat, a sword leaned against his shoulder.
Adoption date of arms:	27 January 1928 (based on the historical arms)

Description of flag:	three stripes, white-red-white, with coat-of-arms [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Sources:	[1] [zpf85] [2] [stl04] [3] photos (dating from 1937) in: Scholz, H & Pfeiffenberger-Scherer, E (1996) Zell am See in vergangenen Tagen. St. Johann (Rauter). [4] http://www.alpenblick.at/images/pics/zell_kastnerturm_kl.jpg [5] own observations and photos (13 February 2003) [6] photography taken by Stefan Schwoon at a restaurant in Zell am See, 3 May 2008 [7] photography taken by Stefan Schwoon at the town hall, 3 May 2008 [8] list of Austrian municipal colours, by Jan Miller, 18 February 1965/ 16 April 1965/ 24 June 1965 (archive Arnold Rabbow)

As with most municipalities in Salzburg, the coat-of-arms of Zell am See comes in different versions, some of them in accordance with the official blazon, others less so. In some cases these different versions of the arms are also shown on different versions of the municipal flag.
The most frequent versions of the flag show the arms as currently shown on FOTW-ws. As frequently, there are minor variations of these pattern, though: one version is decidedly shorter than the one shown. [6]
Rather more different is the flag officially hoisted at the town hall [7]: the version of the arms is the one also shown at the municipal website, but it differs in many aspects from the other version. In particular the guidon held by Saint Hippolytus is yellow-gold instead of white. The flag is a hanging flag hoisted from an oblique staff.
M. Schmöger, 24 August 2004 / 22 June 2009 / 10 November 2009

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