Lenzkirch Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Lenzkirch, Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg

Last modified: 2019-12-01 by klaus-michael schneider
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Lenzkirch Municipality

Lenzkirch Banner

It is a green-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Nov 2019

Lenzkirch Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, on a base Vert a church Gules, issuant from dexter flanch a wreath Vert with three blossoms Azure seeded Or.
Meaning:
The Lordship of Lenzkirch was acquired by the Counts of Fürstenberg in 1491. Oberlenzkirch, where the church was, had been the seat pof the local reeve. The bailiwick was dissolved in 1806. Oberlenzkirch was renamed to Lenzkirch in 1866. After the surrounding villages had been incorporated between 1925 and 1975, the municipality nowadays has nearly the whole territory of the former lordship. The oldest seal from the 16th century already displayed the church as a canting element. The arms are based on a seal from the 18th century, the wreath with blossoms was alluding to the syllable "Lenz". The church had been depicted first in natural colours.
Source: Landeskundliches Informationssystem Baden-Württemberg
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Nov 2019

The arms were adopted in 1910 by the municipality.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Nov 2019

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