Last modified: 2020-10-10 by 
klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: dieszen(ammersee) | st.george | fish(haurient) |
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![[Dießen upon Ammersee town banner]](../images/d/de-ll-da_.gif)
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image by Jörg Majewski, 7 Oct 2020
It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Oct 2020
Shield O, a warrior in armour Argent with tunic Gules, crosses Gules on Argent upon his breast, on his shield, held by his right hand, and on a pennant of a lance Gules, held by his left hand, at sinister an impending fish haurient Azure.
Meaning:
The warrior is St. George, patron saint of the namesake local abbey, recognisable by the three St. George's crosses. A town seal with prints since 1403 already displayed the saint, however accompanied by two fish. The pattern remained basically the same, in the 16th century without pennant with a wyvern instead. The number of fish was changed various times, sometimes one and sometimes two. The fish are symbolising the location on the shores of the Ammersee, a local lake. The abbey mentioned above was founded by the Counts of Andechs, who donated the town to the abbey in 1140.
Source: Stadler 1965, p.39
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Oct 2020
The arms are in use since the 14th century.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Oct 2020
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