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Ostallgäu County (Germany)

Kreis Ostallgäu, Schwaben District, Bavaria

Last modified: 2014-03-30 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Ostallgäu County banner (Germany)] 5:2 image by Stefan Schwoon, 17 Oct 2001
approved 8 October 1974
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Ostallgäu County Banner

Red-white-blue stripes. The capital of the county is Marktoberdorf. The former counties Füssen, Kaufbeuren and Marktoberdorf merged into Ostallgäu County during the 1972 municipal reform.
Sources: Linder and Schmidt 2000, arms image from Linder and Olzog 1996.
Stefan Schwoon,17 Oct 2001

From Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website:
"The coat of arms was approved on 8 October 1974. The arms are a combination of elements from the arms of the former counties. The sword is taken from the arms of the Marktoberdorf county and the [crozier] from Füssen county. The lion comes from the arms of the Kaufbeuren county and is the lion of the former Benedictine abbey in Irsee, that owned a large part of the present county."
Literature: Linder and Olzog 1996."
Santiago Dotor, 11 February 2004

Füssen County Banner until 1972

[Füssen County banner 1972 (Germany)] 5:2 image by Stefan Schwoon, 23 Aug 2001
approved 15 February 1967, abolished 30 June 1972

Red-yellow-red.Füssen county became part of Ostallgäu County during the 1972 municipal reform.
Sources: Linder and Schmidt 2000, arms image from Stadler 1972, p.113
Stefan Schwoon, 23 Aug 2001

The coat of arms was approved in 1966. The chief displays the arms of Bavaria. The main part of the county became part of Bavaria in 1803. The other two fields indicate former rulers in the area. The mitre is representing the monastery of St. Mang and the abbott's crozier the Bishops of Augsburg. The latter were most influential in the Western part of the county, the monastery in the Eastern part.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.113
Santiago Dotor, 31 July 2003

Kaufbeuren County Banner until 1972

[Kaufbeuren County banner 1972 (Germany)] 5:2 image by Stefan Schwoon, 24 Aug 2001
approved 2 February 1955, abolished 30 June 1972

Blue-white-red with arms in a white bannerhead (see my comments on that). The county became a part of Ostallgäu County during the 1972 municipal reform.
Sources: Linder and Schmidt 2000, arms image from Stadler 1964, p.50
Stefan Schwoon, 24 Aug 2001

The coat of arms was approved on February 2, 1955. The lion is taken from the arms of the Benedictine monastery in Irsee. At the same time the lion is representing the Counts of Ronsberg, who also used a silver (=white) lion in their arms. The star is taken from the arms of the city of Kaufbeuren. The leaf is taken from the arms of the monastery in Rottenbuch. The colours of the last quarter are the colours of the monastery in Augsburg, owners of the Buchloe estate in the county.
Source: Stadler 1964, p.50
Santiago Dotor, 31 July 2003

Marktoberdorf County Banner until 1972

[Marktoberdorf County banner 1972 (Germany)] 5:2 image by Stefan Schwoon, 27 Aug 2001
approved 3 April 1969, abolished 30 June 1972

Blue-yellow-red. The county became part of Ostallgäu County during the 1972 municipal reform.
Stefan Schwoon, 27 Aug 2001

The coat of arms was approved in 1969 and shows 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 [red-white] with the red and blue shield of the Abbey of Kempten. Both the Bishops of Augsburg and the Abbotts of Kempten owned large parts of the county.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.116
Santiago Dotor, 31 July 2003

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