Mainburg

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MAINBURG

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Kelheim (until 1972 Mainburg)
Additions : 1972 Ebrantshausen, Sandelzhausen; 1976 Holzmannshausen; 1978 Lindkirchen (1972 Meilenhofen, Oberempfenbach, Steinbach)

Official blazon
German	In Rot auf grünem Dreiberg eine grüne Birke, um deren Stamm ein goldener Zaun.
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Origin/meaning

The oldest seal of the town dates from 1374. It shows a birch tree on a mountain, which makes it a canting composition; Maie is birch and Berg is mountain. The fence around the tree appeared in the early 18^th century. In the 19^th century the tree was changed into an apple, or linden tree, in the late 19^th century the tree was restored as a birch tree.