Schwendi Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Schwendi, Landkreis Biberach, Baden-Württemberg

Last modified: 2018-09-24 by klaus-michael schneider
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Schwendi Municipality

Schwendi Banner

It is a white-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Sep 2018

Schwendi Coat of Arms

Shield quartered of Azure and Argent, over all a lozenge Argent in bend sinister.
Meaning:
The current arms were displayed in local seal until 1925, and had then been replaced by the family arms of the Barons of Schwendi (Azure a fess Or, accompanied in base and chief by lozenges Argent). The former arms were restored in 1965.
Source: Landeskundliches Informationssystem Baden-Württemberg
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Sep 2018

The current arms had been granted first on 24 October 1659 by Baron Franz of Schwendi to the local courtyard. Banner and arms were approved on 12 July 1965 by Minister of Interior of Baden-Württemberg, published in GABl 486/1965.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Sep 2018

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