The arms and flags of the Landkreis Erding (Upper Bavaria)
Tegernbach Dorfen
Flag Use Literature Image sources Links
Per fess Gules, a key Or and a key Argent in saltire, and Vair.

Grüntegernbach (former municipality)

Per fess Gules, a key Or and a key Argent in saltire, and Vair.

Preliminary remarks:

With effect from January 1st 1972 the municipalities Grüntegernbach and Wasentegernbach merged to the new municipality Tegernbach. The arms of the municipality Grüntegernbach has become obsolete with the merger. Since May 1st 1978 the municipalities Tegernbach and Zeilhofen belong to Dorfen. In the incorporated village Wasentegernbach there are efforts towards own "village arms".

 

Foundation of the arms:

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The Bavarian Ministry of the Interior approved the adoption of the arms on July 6th 1954.

 

Design of the arms:

Emil Werz, München.

 

Historical Image Sources:

Coat-of-arms of the prince-convent Berchtesgaden.

Coat-of-arms of the counts von Pappenheim.

 

Literature:

Oberbayerisches Archiv Bd. 79 (1954), S. 159, 161.
Press, E. et al. (1963): Im Zeichen des Pferdes - Ein Buch vom Landkreis Erding. Erding (Landkreis Erding), S. 260.
Schöberl, H. (1979): Das Wappen der ehemaligen Gemeinde Grüntegernbach. in: Fahnenweihe der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Grüntegernbach am Freitag, 8., Samstag, 9. und Sonntag, 10. Juni 1979, S. 35-39.

 

Links:

www.gruentegernbach.de (under construction)

This webpage was last modified 2001-07-14 by Marcus Schmöger

Email: marcus@ed-wappen.de