Germaringen Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Germaringen, Landkreis Ostallgäu, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-09-26 by klaus-michael schneider
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It is a white-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Sep 2020

Germaringen Coat of Arms

Shield Gules, the Eastern façade of a church Argent with roofs Or and an impending 6-point star Or between the towers with domes Or.
Meaning:
The church is the St. Wendelin Church of Obergermaringen, the landmark of the municipality. It was built in 1697, sponsored by pilgrims, and replaced a chapel, which existed in 1580. The towers were added in 1726. The star is taken from the arms of the city of Kaufbeuren, which had the local cognisance until 1803. The tinctures red and silver are those of the Bishopric of Augsburg.
Source: Aegidius Kolb and Ewald Kohler (editors): "Ostallgäu, Einst und Jetzt", Marktoberdorf 1984, pp.1095-1099
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Sep 2020

The arms were confirmed for Obergermaringen on 29 November 1954 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Sep 2020

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