Effeltrich Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Effeltrich, Landkreis Forchheim, Bayern

Last modified: 2021-09-04 by klaus-michael schneider
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Effeltrich Municipality

Effeltrich Banner

It is a white-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2021

Effeltrich Coat of Arms

Shield Gules, two round towers Argent with cone roofs, connected by a wall of the same, in chief an impending apple Or with stem and leaf.
Meaning:
The apple is canting, as the name of the municipality means apple orchard in Old High German. Towers and wall are alluding to the local graveyard, an important listed building.
Source: Klemens Stadler and Albrecht von und zu Egloffstein: "Die Wappen der oberfränkischen Landkreise, Städte, Märkte und Gemeinden" , in "Die Plassenburg, Schriften für Heimatforschung und Kulturpflege in Ostfranken vol.48", Kulmbach 1990, p.194
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2021

Banner and arms were approved on 14 November 1966 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Aug 2021

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