Burgberg in Allgäu Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Burgberg im Allgäu, Landkreis Oberallgäu, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-09-04 by klaus-michael schneider
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Burgberg in Allgäu Municipality

Burgberg Banner

It is a red-white-green vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Sep 2020

Burgberg Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Gules a castle Argent with open gate and couped per pale, at sinister Argent a triplemount Vert charged with hammer and mallet Argent in saltire.
Meaning:
The tinctures red and white are those of the Bishopric of Augsburg, local ruler until 1803. The triplemount is also representing Grünten, a local mountain. Hammer and mallet are alluding to the local ore mining from the 17th until the 19th century.
Source: Richard Dertsch: "Landkreis Sonthofen - Historisches Ortsnamenbuch von Bayern, Schwaben 7", München 1974, p.30
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Sep 2020

The arms were approved on 6 April 1966 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Sep 2020

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