Hofstetten Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Hofstetten, Landkreis Landsberg am Lech, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-10-10 by klaus-michael schneider
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Hofstetten Municipality

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It is a white-red-white vertical triband. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Oct 2020

Hofstetten Coat of Arms

Shield Gules two firs Argent issuant from a picket fence of the same in base, chief Argent charged with two keys Gules in saltire.
Meaning:
The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, patron saint of the Benedictine Wessobrunn Abbey, being the manorial lord until 1803. The village of Hagenheim had been a possession of the abbey since the High Medieval. Since 1403 also the local parish was incorporated into the abbey. The picket fence (German: Hegezaun) with the firs is a canting element. The tinctures are those of Wessobrunn Abbey and of the Bishopric of Augsburg as well. On 1 January 1972 Hofstetten merged with Hagenheim, forming the new municipality of Hofstetten.
Source: "Heimatbuch für den Landkreis Landsberg am Lech", 2nd edition, Landsberg am Lech 1982, pp.353, 479ff., 492ff
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Oct 2020

The former municipality of Hagenheim adopted the arms in 1953. The symbols were confirmed on 5 March 1975 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Oberbayern for Hofstetten.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Oct 2020

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