Gars am Inn

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GARS AM INN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Mühldorf am Inn (until 1973 Wasserburg am Inn)
Additions : 1967 Klostergars; 1971 Au am Inn, Lengmoos, Mittergars

Official blazon

Gespalten von Silber und Rot, überdeckt mit einer schräg aufsteigenden, rot gezungten grünen Schlange.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 3, 1567 by Johann Jakob Kuen, Archbishop of Salzburg.

The red and white colours are derived from the arms of the diocese of Salzburg, to which the town belonged for many centuries. The meaning or origin of the snake is not known.