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'''SANKT MANG''' | '''SANKT MANG''' | ||
State : [[Bayern]]<br/> | State :[[Bayern]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : until 1973 [[Kempten (kreis)|Kempten]]<br> | District (Kreis) :until 1973 [[Kempten (kreis)|Kempten]]<br> | ||
Incorportaed into : 1973 [[Kempten]] | Incorportaed into :1973 [[Kempten]] | ||
[[File:st-mang.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:st-mang.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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The arms show the local patron saint St. Magnus, which thus is a canting symbol. He saved the area from dragons and other beasts, hence the dragon in the base of the arms. The crosier symbolises the fact that he founded the local Benedictan abbey in Füssen. The blue and golden shield shows the colours of old Burgundy and stand for Duke Pippin I. | The arms show the local patron saint St. Magnus, which thus is a canting symbol. He saved the area from dragons and other beasts, hence the dragon in the base of the arms. The crosier symbolises the fact that he founded the local Benedictan abbey in Füssen. The blue and golden shield shows the colours of old Burgundy and stand for Duke Pippin I. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Germany|'''Literature''']]:Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes. | ||