Kallmünz Market Town (Germany)

Markt Kallmünz, Landkreis Regensburg, Bayern

Last modified: 2022-05-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Kallmünz Market Town
• Kallmünz Banner
• Kallmünz Coat of Arms

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Kallmünz Market Town

Kallmünz Banner

It is a yellow-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is in a white bannerhead.
Source: this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2022

Kallmünz Coat of Arms

Shield Gules, above a coronet Or, beneath three lozenges Azure-Argent-Azure in fess.
Meaning:
The settlement beneath ac castle was founded in the 12th century and became a possession of the Wittelsbach kin in 1188. It was upgraded to a market town in 1283, protected by a strong fortification. The arms were granted together with a town seal. The lozenges are a differentiation of the family arms of the Dukes of Bayern. Probably also the coronet is alluding to the sovereigns. The tinctures are known since the end of the 16th century. Tinctures and pattern haven´t changed since then.
Source: Stadler 1965, p.81
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2022

The banner was approved in 1962 by Minister of Interior of Bayern. The arms were granted in 1455 by Duke Albrecht III of Bayern-München.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2022

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