Etzenricht Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Etzenricht, Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Bayern

Last modified: 2022-06-25 by klaus-michael schneider
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Etzenricht Municipality

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It is a white-black-yellow vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2022

Etzenricht Coat of Arms

Shield Sable a fish haurient Argent; mantled, at dexter Or a beehive Sable, at sinister Argent a mattock Azure in pale.
Meaning:
The mattock is alluding to the suffix "-richt", usually in Bayern named "-reut(h)", which means that a settlement had been established by forest clearance in the Medieval. Beehive and fish are referring to the most important business lines in the past, beekeeping and fish breeding, which were mentioned already in 1285 and 1301. The tinctures white and blue are referring to the close relationships between the village and the Wittelsbach kin since the 13th century.
Source: "Oberpfälzer Wappenbuch. Öffentliche Wappen der Oberpfalz," Regensburg 1991, p.92
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2022

Banner and arms were approved on 12 August 1970 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 June 2022

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