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Kelheim County (Germany)

Landkreis Kelheim, Bayern

Last modified: 2022-04-02 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Kelheim County flag]
3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2022 		[Kelheim County flag in use]
3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2022 		   

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Kelheim County

Kelheim County Flag

Approved was a blue-white-blue horizontal triband with centred arms, but in use is a white-blue horizontal bicolour with centred arms.
Sources: this online catalogue and German WIKIPEDIA
Stefan Schwoon, 27 Sep 2001 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2022

Kelheim County Banner

[Kelheim County banner]
5:2 image by Stefan Schwoon, 27 Sep 2001 		[Kelheim County flag in use]
5:2 image by Stefan Schwoon and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2022 		   


Approved was a blue-white-blue vertical triband with arms shifted towards the top, but in use is a white-blue vertical bicolour with arms shifted towards the top.
Source: this photo and Linder and Schmidt 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2022

Kelheim County Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale; at dexter parted per fess of Atgent and Azure, three heraldic roses seeded Or in counterchanged tinctures; at sinister parted per bend of Argent and Sable, chief lozengy of Argent and Azure.
Meaning:
The chief shows the arms of the Wittelsbach kin and Bayern. The area was already part of Bayern in the 11th century and Kelheim was for a short period since 1180 the residence of the kin. The lower dexter part displays the apocryphal arms of the Counts of Sittling, founders (1141) and reeves of the Benedictine Biburg Abbey. A part of the county was, ruled by the Lords of Siegenburg and the Lords of Wöhr before it became a part of Bavaria in the 14th century,. The latter had been reeves of the Benedictine Weltenburg Monastery. They were also descendants of the Counts of Rosenberg and used the same arms. The roses are also alluding to the part of the county, which had been transferred from the Riedenburg County in the Oberpfalz (Upper Palatinate). The arms of the Burgraves of Riedenburg, which were succeded by the Wittelsbach kin, also displayed three roses. The lower sinister half is representing Neustadt upon Donau and displays the family arms of the Imperial Barons of Abensberg, who had been founders and reeves of the Augustine Rohr Convent. The barons died out in 1485. The coat of arms was approved on 14 October 1960 by Minister of Interior of Bayern and confirmed on 31 October 1975 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Niederbayern.
Source: Stadler 1964, p.50, Linder and Olzog 1996 and county webpage
Santiago Dotor, 5 Dec 2003 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2022

The tribands approved on 31 October 1975 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Niederbayern. The coat of arms was approved on 14 October 1960 by Minister of Interior of Bayern and confirmed on 31 October 1975 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Niederbayern. The bicolours have never been approved officially.
Stefan Schwoon, 27 Sep 2001 and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 Mar 2022

Mainburg County until 1972

The county was incorporated into Kelheim county during the 1972 municipal reform.
Stefan Schwoon, 13 July 2001

Mainburg County Banner

[Mainburg County banner 1972 (Germany)] 5:2 image by Stefan Schwoon, 13 July 200

It was a blue-white-blue vertical triband with arms shifted towards the top.
Source: Linder and Schmidt 2000
Stefan Schwoon, 13 July 2001

Mainburg County Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, above a horse head Argent, beneath a hops leaf with two umbels of the same.
Meaning:
The horse is symbolising the local legends around the Hallertauer grey horse. The hops plant (Latin: humulus lupulus) below is symbolising the cultivation of hops, which had been of great economical importance in the Hallertau area.
Source: Stadler 1964, p.59
Santiago Dotor, 18 June 2003

and Klaus-Michael Schneider,

The banner was approved on 13 August 1959 by Minister of Interior of Bayern. The arms were approved on 7 July 1958 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Santiago Dotor, 18 June 2003

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