Friedrichshafen City (Germany)

Stadt Friedrichshafen, Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg

Last modified: 2022-10-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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City of Friedrichshafen

Friedrichshafen Plain Flag

It is a green over white horizontal bicolour.
Source: Stefan Schwoon spotted this flag on 13 July 2003 on the shores of the Bodensee (Lake Constance).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 May 2013

Friedrichshafen Plain Banner

It is a green - white vertical bicolour.
Source: Stefan Schwoon spotted this banner on 13 July 2003 at the local town hall.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 May 2013

Friedrichshafen Banner with Coat of Arms

It is a green - white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Stefan Schwoon spotted this on 28 July 2004 at the local town hall.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 May 2013

Friedrichshafen Coat of Arms

The shield is divided per pale into gold (= yellow) and red. The dexter side displays a rooted beech tree in natural colours. The sinister side displays a silver (= white) horn having golden (= yellow) metal fittings, mouthpiece and tie.
Meaning:
Friedrichshafen was founded by the Counts of Buchhorn, who ruled the city until 1089. Until 1811 the city was officially named Buchhorn. In 1275 the city became an Imperial City and the first seal dates from the same time. It shows a canting horn hanging on a canting beech (Buche). Above the tree the imperial eagle was shown. In the 15th century the beech was flanked by two horns, still under the eagle. Also from the 15th century the oldest arms are known. These showed the beech and a horn side by side. On seals and according to Sibmacher (1605) the shield was divided per pale and the colours were defined. The horn was however black. The tinctures had been overtaken by Hupp. The were changed in 1955. The arms have not basically changed since, except that the shape and size of the figures changed according to the fashion of the time. Note that the standard sources all display a green beech tree. My image is based on Stefan Schwoon's photo, where the shape of the horn is different and the tree is depicted in natural colours, i.e. the stem is brown.
Sources: Stadler 1971, p.42 and Landeskundliches Informationssystem Baden-Württemberg
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 May 2013

Borough of Ailingen

Ailingen Banner

It is a green-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2018

Ailingen Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Argent a branch of apple Vert with two apples Gules, at sinister Vert a belfry Argent with stepped gable.
Meaning:
The branch is referring to orcharding, the main local business line. The sinister half shows the belfry of the local church.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA

Banner and arms were approved on 7 December 1961 by Minister of Interior of Baden-Württemberg, published in GABl 139/1962.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2018

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