Volkertshausen Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Volkertshausen, Landkreis Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg

Last modified: 2019-01-04 by klaus-michael schneider
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Volkertshausen Municipality

Volkertshausen Banner

It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2018

Volkertshausen Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, a fess dancetty Gules.
Meaning:
Until 1806 the municipality belonged to the Lordship of Langenstein, ruled by the Barons, later (1693) Counts of Welsberg since 1671. The municipal arms were taken from the Welsberg family arms, their they had been the 2nd and 3rd quarter.
Source: Landeskundliches Informationssystem Baden-Württemberg
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2018

The arms were adopted by the municipality in 1897. The banner was approved on 10 May 1965 by Minister of Interior of Baden-Württemberg, published in GABl 360/1965.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Dec 2018

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