Pfaffenhofen upon Roth Market Town (Germany) (original) (raw)


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Markt Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Landkreis Neu-Ulm, Bayern

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Pfaffenhofen upon Roth Market Town

Pfaffenhofen Banner

It is a green-white-blue vertical tricolour with arms shifted to the top (see left image above) or without arms (see right image above).
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2020

Pfaffenhofen Coat of Arms

Shield Azure an embattled tower Argent on top of a mount Vert issuant from base.
Meaning:
A local seal, in use until 1837, displayed the fleur-de-lis of the Fugger kin in a shield, topped by a coronet. The municipality applied for arms with an additional tower, the so called "Roman tower", and the Austrian white fess in a red quarter, referring to the Margraviate of Burgau. Finally only the tower alone was approved. Despite of its simplicity the arms had been displayed erroneously various times since the 19th century.
Source: Stadler 1968, p.41
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2020

The arms were granted in 1838 by King Ludwig I of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2020

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