Nördlingen County until 1972 (Schwaben District, Bavaria, Germany)

Landkreis Nördlingen

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5:2 by Stefan Schwoon Coat-of-arms adopted 9th February 1954, flag adopted 7th November 1967, abolished 30th June 1972

• Description

See also:

• Donau-Ries County (Landkreis Donau-Ries)
• Schwaben District (Bezirk Schwaben, Swabia)
• County Flags (Bavaria / Bayern, Germany)

Yellow-red, adopted 07.11.1967. This county became a part of the present county Donau-Ries during the 1972 municipal reform. Sources: Linder and Schmidt 2000, arms image from Stadler 1964-1972.

Stefan Schwoon, 28 August 2001

From Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website:

The arms were granted on February 9, 1954. The cross is the arms of the Princes of Oettingen, who originated from the county and ruled most of the district until 1806. The three lions are the arms of the Staufen dynasty, as Dukes of Swabia they ruled a large part of the county.

Literature: Stadler 1964-1972.

Santiago Dotor, 31 July 2003