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![[Donau-Ries County banner (Germany)]](../images/d/de-dr_.gif)
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image by Stefan Schwoon, 16 Oct 2001
It is a black-yellow vertical bicolour with arms shifted to the top. The capital of the county is Donauwörth. Donauwörth County was united during the 1972 municipal reform with Nördlingen County and the (up to then independent) city of Nördlingen to form the present county Donau-Ries. Until 1973 the name of the newly built county had been Nördlingen-Donauwörth.
Sources: Linder and Schmidt 2000, arms image from Linder and Olzog 1996.
Stefan Schwoon, 16 Oct 2001
Shield parted per fess; above Or an eagle issuant Sable armed Gules; beneath parted per pale, at dexter Gules a saltire Or, at sinister lozengy of Argent and Sable.
Meaning:
" The arms show in the lower part the cross taken from the arms of Nördlingen and the arms of Bayern, taken from the arms of Donauwörth. The imperial eagle is added and symbolises the original Imperial cities of Donauwörth and Nördlingen, who both used an eagle in their arms."
Source: Linder and Olzog 1996
Santiago Dotor, 11 Feb 2004
Banner and arms were approved on 27 April 1977.
Santiago Dotor, 11 Feb 2004
![[Donauwörth County banner 1972 (Germany)]](../images/d/de-dr-c1_.gif)
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image by Stefan Schwoon, 22 Aug 200
It was a red-yellow-blue vertical tricolour with arms shifted to the top.. The county was united during the 1972 municipal reform with Nördlingen county and the (up to then independent) city of Nördlingen to form the present county Donau-Ries.
Source: Linder and Schmidt 2000
Stefan Schwoon, 22 Aug 2001
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Argent a sinister facing panther Gules, at sinister Gules a cross lorraine Argent under a coronet Or.
Meaning:
A large part of the current county historically was the County of Sualafeld. This County was first ruled by the Counts of Graisbach-Lechsgemünd, who in 1342 were succeeded by the Dukes of Bayern. The heraldic panther is taken from the arms of the Counts of Graisbach-Lechsgemünd, the lozenges are the arms of Bayern. Cross and coronet are representing two monasteries: the Imperial Abbey of the Holy Cross in Donauwört and the Cistercian Abbey of Kaisheim.
Source: Stadler 1964, p.28
Santiago Dotor, 30 July 2003
Banner and arms were approved on 7 January 1964 and abolished in 1972
Stefan Schwoon, 22 Aug 2001
![[Donauwörth County banner 1972 (Germany)]](../images/d/de-dr-c2_.gif)
5:2 image by Stefan Schwoon, 28 Aug 200
It was a yellow-red vertical bicolour with arms shifted to the top. This county became a part of the present county Donau-Ries during the 1972 municipal reform.
Source: Linder and Schmidt 2000
Stefan Schwoon, 28 Aug 2001
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Gules a saltire Or, at sinister Or three lions passant guardant Sable armed and tongued Gules in pale.
Meaning:
The coat of arms was approved on 9 February 1954. The saltire is the coat of arms of the Princes of Oettingen, who were based in the county and ruled most parts of the county until 1806. The three lions are the arms of the (Hohen-)Staufen kin, as Dukes of Schwaben they ruled a large part of the county.
Source: Stadler 1964, p.67
Santiago Dotor, 31 July 2003
Banner and arms were approved on 7 November 1967 and abolished in 1972
Stefan Schwoon, 28 Aug 2001
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