Straßberg Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Straßberg, Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg

Last modified: 2018-11-19 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: straszberg | parted per pale | adelind cross | pitcher |
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Straßberg Municipality

Straßberg Banner

It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2018

Straßberg Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Argent a throughout cross Gules, at sinister Gules a pitcher Argent.
Meaning:
The Adelind cross is taken from the arms of Buchau Abbey and is reminding on the fact that Straßberg had been a fiefdom of the abbey and had been a district under direct administration of the abbey from 1625 to 1803. The pitcher is an attribute St. Verena, the local patron saint.
Source: Landeskundliches Informationssystem Baden-Württemberg
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2018

The arms were approved on 26 June 1950 by Minister of Interior of Württemberg-Hohenzollern. The banner was approved on 17 July 1968 by Minister of Interior of Baden-Württemberg, published in GABl 136/1969.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2018

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