Westendorf Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Westendorf, Landkreis Ostallgäu, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-09-26 by klaus-michael schneider
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Westendorf Municipality

Westendorf Banner

It is a yellow-black-yellow vertical triband. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Sep 2020

Westendorf Coat of Arms

Shield Or a bend Sable, charged with three balls Or and flanked by two 6-point stars Gules.
Meaning:
The bend with balls is a modification of the family arms of the Lords of Benzenau, who had control over the Lordship of Kemnat as a fiefdom since 1480. They sold all their rights in Dösingen and Westendorf proper in 1571 to the city of Kaufbeuren, represented by both stars.
Source: Aegidius Kolb and Ewald Kohler (editors): "Ostallgäu, Einst und Jetzt", Marktoberdorf 1984, pp.1273-1275
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Sep 2020

Banner and arms were approved on 28 March 1979 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Schwaben.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Sep 2020

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