Margetshöchheim Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Margetshöchheim, Landkreis Würzburg, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-07-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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Margetshöchheim Municipality

Margetshöchheim Banner

It is a white-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is slightly shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 July 2020

Margetshöchheim Coat of Arms

Shield Gules, in base a sinister facing dragon reguardant Argent, pierced by a Latin cross patty of the same with four additional beams in saltire, also piercing a crest coronet Or.
Meaning:
The tinctures red and white are those of the Bishopric of Würzburg. The arms are based on a local seal from the 17th century. Dragon, coronet and cross are the complete attributes of St. Margaret, name giver and local patron saint.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 July 2020

Banner and arms were approved on 15 June 1962.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 July 2020

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