Last modified: 2021-12-04 by klaus-michael schneider
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It is a red-white vertical bicolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Nov 2021
Shield Gules, above a demi-wolf rampant Argent, beneath two wheat ears Or in saltire.
Meaning:
The wolf had been the heraldic animal of the Lords of Gerolsbach, who probably had been commissionaires of the Bishopric of Freising since the 11th century. The ears are symbolising the rural character of the village, especially the cultivation of wheat.
Source: Martin Sedlmeier: "Wappen des Landkreises Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm" (D'Hopfakirm 32), Pfaffenhofen 2003, pp.14-15, 16-21
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Nov 2021
Banner and arms were approved on 19 October 1966 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Nov 2021
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