Garching upon Alz Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Garching an der Alz, Landkreis Altötting, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-10-24 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Garching upon Alz Municipality
• Garching Banner
• Garching Coat of Arms

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Garching upon Alz Municipality

Garching Banner

It is a blue-white-red vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is at the top.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Oct 2020

Garching Coat of Arms

Shield parted per fess of Gules and Azure, parted by a throughout bridge Argent with three pylons and a cross patty issuant in centre.
Meaning:
Garching had been a border crossing between the Archbishopric of Salzburg and the Duchy of Bayern. The local bridge crossing the Alz River had been the shortest way between Salzburg and its exclave Mühldorf upon Inn. Both states had been also the most important local manorial lords until 1803. The basic tinctures are also alluding to them as follows: red and white representing Salzburg, blue and white representing Bayern.
Source: Stadler 1965, p.56
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Oct 2020

Banner and arms were approved on 16 January 1957 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Oct 2020

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