Markt Wald Market Town (Germany) (original) (raw)


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Markt Markt Wald, Landkreis Unterallgäu, Bayern

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Markt Wald Market Town

Markt Wald Banner

It is a yellow-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Mar 2022

Markt Wald Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Azure an eradicated fir Or, at sinister Or a fleur-de-lis Azure.
Meaning:
Until 1600 the name of the settlement had been Irmatshofen on the Forest or simply Wald (= forest). Irmatshofen had been a market town since 1593 but without proper seals, probably due to its dependence on its local rulers. The fir is a canting element, representing a forest. The fleur-de-lis is taken from the arms of the Fugger kin, as Anton Fugger acquired Irmatshofen in 1549. The tinctures also refer to the kin.
Source: Stadler 1968, p.15
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Mar 2022

Banner and arms were approved on 23 August 1951 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Mar 2022

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