City of Erbach upon Danube (Germany)

Stadt Erbach (Donau), Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg

Last modified: 2013-04-20 by klaus-michael schneider
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City of Erbach upon Danube

Erbach City Banner

Description of banner:
It is a yellow - red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Stefan Schwoon's database
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Erbach City Flag

Erbach Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per fess into gold (= yellow) over red. The only figure is a rampant lion in counterchanged colours, armed and tongued black.
Meaning:
Erbach had the title of a market town since the late middle ages. The rulers often changed. When Erbach became part of Hither Austria (/Vorderösterrich/), it was one of the very few towns having own seals. The first seal is reported from the middle of the 16th century, displaying a lion. The lion was considered to be that one of the Wittelsbach kin, because the town belonged to the branch line Bayern-Landshut from 1488 until 1504. In 1954 the original pattern (year not provided) was restored, displaying the lion in a shield divided per fess. The colours were chosen arbitrarily. Erbach gained city rights on 1 August 2002, published in GABl 482/2002.
Source: Stadler 1971, p.38

Banner and coat of arms were approved on 12 November 1981 by the county administration, published in GABl 352/1982 .
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

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