Kirchweidach Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Kirchweidach, Landkreis Altötting, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-10-24 by klaus-michael schneider
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Kirchweidach Municipality

Kirchweidach Banner

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

Kirchweidach Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Azure a Latin cross Or issuant from a horseshoe reversed of the same, at sinister Argent a willow Vert trunked Sable.
Meaning:
The willow is canting. The village was mentioned as a settlement with six farms as Uuidaha in 790.The horseshoe is an attribute of St. Leonard, who is honoured in the village by a special adoration, the "ride of St. Leonard", since 1714, when the village was tormented by plague and famine. The cross is representing the local parish church as cultural centre and thus another canting element.
Source: Unser Landkreis Altötting, Bamberg 1985, p.140
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Oct 2020

The banner was approved on 24 October 1981 and arms were approved on 3 June 1981, both by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Oberbayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Oct 2020

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