Obergünzburg Market Town (Germany)

Markt Obergünzburg, Landkreis Ostallgäu, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-09-20 by klaus-michael schneider
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Obergünzburg Market Town

Obergünzburg Banner

It is a red-blue-white vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Sep 2020

Obergünzburg Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter parted per fess of Gules and Azure, at sinister Argent, in chief a half length portrait of a female saint crowned Or and dressed Sable, in base parted by three bars wavy Azure.
Meaning:
The saint is Hildegard of Bingen, patron saint of the Princely Abbey of Kempten, the dexter half is also referring to the abbey. The bars wavy are a representation of the name giving Günz River. The existence of the pattern is proven since the 16th century on seals of town and court.
Source: Stadler 1968, p.32
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Sep 2020

The arms were approved in 1951 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Sep 2020

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