Feichten upon Alz Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Feichten an der Alz, Landkreis Altötting, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-10-24 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: feichten(alz) | lion(black) | fir | fess(wavy) |
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Feichten upon Alz Municipality

Feichten Banner

It is a green-yellow-black vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Oct 2020

Feichten Coat of Arms

Shield Or, on an abased fess wavy Azure a lion rampant Sable, armed and tongued Gules, holding an eradicated fir Vert by his forepaws.
Meaning:
The black lion is taken from the arms of Salzburg and alluding to the long and close relationships to the city. The village was ceded to the church (no further details mentioned) in Salzburg before 789 and is first mentioned by its name as Fiuchten in 815, referring to the cession. The fir (German: Fichte) is a canting element. Furthermore it is alluding to the Lordship of Wald (English: wood or forest). The fess wavy is representing the Alz River. The suffix "an der Alz" was added to the name of the municipality in 1963.
Source: Unser Landkreis Altötting, Bamberg 1985, p.140
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Oct 2020

Banner and arms were approved on 23 February 1982 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Oberbayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Oct 2020

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