Last modified: 2021-11-13 by klaus-michael schneider
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It is a white-red-yellow vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Nov 2021
Shield parted per pale, at dexter Gules a gate tower Argent, at sinister Or a beaver rampant Sable, armed and tailed Argent and tongued Gules.
Meaning:
Aubstadt was first mentioned in 1132. The beaver (German: Bieber) is taken from the arms of the Barons of Bibra, local rulers since 1317. The possessed the Schützenmühle, a watermill, as a fiefdom until 1803. The gate is a local landmark. The tinctures red and white are alluding to the Bishopric of Würzburg, to which the region historically belonged.
Source: Klaus Reder: Unterfränkisches Wappenbuch, CD-R, Würzburg 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Nov 2021
Banner and arms were approved on 9 December 1988 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Unterfranken.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Nov 2021
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