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'''IMMENSTADT IM ALLGÄU''' | '''IMMENSTADT IM ALLGÄU''' | ||
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District (Kreis) : [[Oberallgäu]] (until 1973 [[Sonthofen (kreis)|Sonthofen]]) | District (Kreis) : [[Oberallgäu]] (until 1973 [[Sonthofen (kreis)|Sonthofen]]) | ||
[[File:immensta.jpg|center|Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:immensta.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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Gespalten von Grün und Silber; vorne ein aufrechter, gebogener silberner Fisch, hinten eine halbe bewurzelte grüne Linde am Spalt. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Immenstadt became a city in 1463 and the oldest seal dates from the same time. It already shows the arms as they are now. The linden tree is taken from the arms of the city of [[Lindau (Bodensee)|Lindau]], which owned several rights in the area. | Immenstadt became a city in 1463 and the oldest seal dates from the same time. It already shows the arms as they are now. The linden tree is taken from the arms of the city of [[Lindau (Bodensee)|Lindau]], which owned several rights in the area. | ||
The fish symbolises the good fishing in the area. In the 18<sup>th</sup> century the shield was covered with a beehive, which is a canting symbol (Imme=bee in the local dialect). Since 1915 the beehive is not used anymore. | The fish symbolises the good fishing in the area. In the 18<sup>th</sup> century the shield was covered with a beehive, which is a canting symbol (Imme=bee in the local dialect). Since 1915 the beehive is not used anymore. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:Immenstadt im Allgäu1841.jpg|alt=Wappen von Immenstadt im Allgäu/Arms (crest) of Immenstadt im Allgäu|The arms in Kramer (1841) | |||
File:Immenstadt im Allgäu1892.jpg|alt=Wappen von Immenstadt im Allgäu/Arms (crest) of Immenstadt im Allgäu|The municipal stamp shown in 1892 | |||
File:immenstadtz1.jpg|alt=Wappen von Immenstadt im Allgäu/Arms (crest) of Immenstadt im Allgäu|Seal from around 1900 | |||
| | File:immenstadt.sc.jpg|alt=Wappen von Immenstadt im Allgäu/Arms (crest) of Immenstadt im Allgäu|The arms in an [[Schuberts Album deutscher Staaten und Städtewappen|album]] from around 1910 | ||
File:immenstadt.hagd.jpg|alt=Wappen von Immenstadt im Allgäu/Arms (crest) of Immenstadt im Allgäu|The arms by [[Otto Hupp|Hupp]] in the [[Kaffee Hag albums]] +/- 1925 | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|Literature]] : Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: [[Kaffee Hag albums]], 1920s | ||
[[Category:German Municipalities I]] | [[Category:German Municipalities I]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:06, 27 December 2023
IMMENSTADT IM ALLGÄU
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Oberallgäu (until 1973 Sonthofen)
| German |
Gespalten von Grün und Silber; vorne ein aufrechter, gebogener silberner Fisch, hinten eine halbe bewurzelte grüne Linde am Spalt. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
Immenstadt became a city in 1463 and the oldest seal dates from the same time. It already shows the arms as they are now. The linden tree is taken from the arms of the city of Lindau, which owned several rights in the area.
The fish symbolises the good fishing in the area. In the 18th century the shield was covered with a beehive, which is a canting symbol (Imme=bee in the local dialect). Since 1915 the beehive is not used anymore.
Image gallery
The arms in Kramer (1841)
The municipal stamp shown in 1892
Seal from around 1900
The arms in an album from around 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s