Schechingen Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Schechingen, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg

Last modified: 2018-12-04 by klaus-michael schneider
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Schechingen Municipality

Schechingen Banner

It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Dec 2018

Schechingen Coat of Arms

Shield parted per fess; above parted per pale of Gules and Argent, the latter charged with an arrow Gules in bend; beneath Azure.
Meaning:
The arms are based on the family arms of the Lords of Schechingen. The arrow as attribute of St. Sebastian, the local patron saint, was added after 1930.
Source: Landeskundliches Informationssystem Baden-Württemberg
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Dec 2018

Banner and arms were approved on 25 September 1961 by Minister of Interior of Baden-Württemberg, published in GABl 570/1961.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 Dec 2018

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