Bächingen upon Brenz Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Bächingen an der Brenz, Landkreis Dillingen an der Donau, Bayern

Last modified: 2022-05-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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Bächingen upon Brenz Municipality

Bächingen Banner

It is a yellow-black-green vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 May 2022

Bächingen Coat of Arms

Shield abased parted by a fess wavy Vert, above Argent a wolf rampant issuant Sable crowned Or, beneath Or a wolf trap Sable.
Meaning:
The wolf is taken from the family arms of the Barons of Westernach, local rulers in the 16th century. The trap is taken from the family arms of the Lords of Stein, they succeeded the barons in 1594 and owned the village nearly 200 years. The fess wavy is a representation of the Brenz River.
Source: "Der Landkreis Dillingen an der Donau. Ehedem und heute". 2nd ed., Dillingen 1982, pp.436-438
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 May 2022

Banner and arms were approved on 27 October 1970 by Minister of Interior of Bayern..
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 May 2022

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