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<center>''' {{uc:Landkreis Marktoberdorf (MOD)}} '''<br>Marktoberdorf District</center><br> | |||
'''Country''' : Germany [[File:germany.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''State''' : [[Bayern]][[File:Bayern.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Incorporated into''':<br> | |||
* 1972 [[Ostallgäu]] | |||
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| | | Unter blauem Schildhaupt, darin ein waagrechtes goldenes Schwert, gespalten; vorne wieder gespalten von Rot und Silber, hinten geteilt von Rot und Blau. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were granted in 1969. | The arms were granted in 1969. | ||
The arms show in the chief the sword as a symbol for St. Martin, the patron saint of both [[Marktoberdorf]] and [[Obergünzburg]]. The lower part combines the arms of the State of Augsburg (right) with the red and blue shield of the Abbey of Kempten (left). Both the bishops of Augsburg as the Prince-Abbots of Kempten owned large parts of the district. | The arms show in the chief the sword as a symbol for St. Martin, the patron saint of both [[Marktoberdorf]] and [[Obergünzburg]]. The lower part combines the arms of the State of Augsburg (right) with the red and blue shield of the Abbey of Kempten (left). Both the bishops of Augsburg as the Prince-Abbots of Kempten owned large parts of the district. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | |||
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[[Category:Kreiswappen]] | [[Category:Kreiswappen]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:40, 4 August 2023
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Marktoberdorf District Country : Germany  State : Bayern  Incorporated into:
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| German | Unter blauem Schildhaupt, darin ein waagrechtes goldenes Schwert, gespalten; vorne wieder gespalten von Rot und Silber, hinten geteilt von Rot und Blau. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted in 1969.
The arms show in the chief the sword as a symbol for St. Martin, the patron saint of both Marktoberdorf and Obergünzburg. The lower part combines the arms of the State of Augsburg (right) with the red and blue shield of the Abbey of Kempten (left). Both the bishops of Augsburg as the Prince-Abbots of Kempten owned large parts of the district.
Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes.
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