Last modified: 2018-12-03 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: rainau | lion(yellow) | attire |
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It is a white-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Dec 2018
Shield Gules, a lion rampant Or at dexter, an attire Argent in pale at sinister.
Meaning:
Rainau was established on 1 January 1975 by a merger of Dalkingen and Schwabsberg. The new municipality adopted the family arms of the Lords of Schwabsberg, who owned both villages in the 14th and 15th century, Dalkingen as a fiefdom of Ellwangen. The base tincture was however changed from blue to red.
Source: Landeskundliches Informationssystem Baden-Württemberg
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Dec 2018
Banner and arms were approved on 9 September 1975 by Minister of Interior of Baden-Württemberg, published in GABl 130/1976.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Dec 2018
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