Mistelbach Municipality (Germany) (original) (raw)
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Gemeinde Mistelbach, Landkreis Bayreuth, Bayern
Last modified: 2020-08-15 by 
klaus-michael schneider
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- Mistelbach Municipality
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- Mistelbach Coat of Arms See also:
- Bayreuth County (Landkreis Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany)
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- Upper Franconia (Oberfranken)
- Bavaria (Bayern, Germany)
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Mistelbach Municipality
Mistelbach Banner
It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Aug 2020
Mistelbach Coat of Arms
Shield Gules a fess indented reversed Or, in base two knives Argent in saltire.
Meaning:
The arms are based on the family arms of the Lords of Mistelbach, who ruled the village from 1321 until 1563. The additional knives are attributes of St. Bartholomew, the local patron saint.
Source: Haus der bayrischen Geschichte
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Aug 2020
Banner and arms were approved on 15 September 1977 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Oberfranken.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 Aug 2020
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