Last modified: 2022-08-02 by klaus-michael schneider
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5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 1 Aug 2022 |
5:2 image by Jörg Majewski, 1 Aug 2022 |
It is a red-white-blue vertical tricolour (see left image above). The former banner was lozengy of white and blue (see right image above). The coat of arms of both is shifted towards the top.
Sources: this online catalogue this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Aug 2022
Shield Argent a demi-boar Gules armed Or, in chief a sword Azure in fess.
Meaning:
The boar is the heraldic animal of the Chamerauer family, whose ancestral seat had been in the village. The sword is an attribute of St. Paul, one of the two patron saints of the local church.
Source: "Oberpfälzer Wappenbuch - Öffentliche Wappen der Oberpfalz", Regensburg 1991, pp.48-49
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Aug 2022
Tricolour and arms were approved on 11 June 1969 by Minister of Interior of Bayern. The lozengy banner has never been approved officially.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Aug 2022
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