Kahl upon Main Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Kahl am Main, Landkreis Aschaffenburg, Bayern

Last modified: 2021-10-02 by klaus-michael schneider
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5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Sep 2021

5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Sep 2021

• Kahl upon Main Municipality
• Kahl Banner
• Kahl Coat of Arms

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Kahl upon Main Municipality

Kahl Banner

It is a blue-white-red vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top (see left image above). On the older banner the coat of arms was in a white bannerhead (see right image above).
Sources: this photo and this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Sep 2021

Kahl Coat of Arms

Shield parted by a bend sinister wavy Argent, above Azure a hare passant Argent, beneath Gules a lower demi-wheel Argent.
Meaning:
The bend wavy is representing the Main River. The demi-wheel is a differentiation of the arms of the Archbishopric of Mainz, to which Kahl historically belonged. The hare is referring to a nickname of the inhabitants, which had been called "sandhares" due to the sandy soil. The tinctures red and white are those of the archbishopric, blue and white are those of Bayern.
Source: Stadler 1965, p.81
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Sep 2021

Banner and arms were approved on 19 July 1960 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Sep 2021

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