Piding Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Piding, Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land, Bayern

Last modified: 2022-02-12 by klaus-michael schneider
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Piding Municipality

Piding 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 Jan 2022

Piding Coat of Arms

Shield parted per fess, above Gules two keys Argent in saltire, beneath Or a lion's head Sable tongued Gules.
Meaning:
The keys are an attribute of St. Peter and are taken from the arms of the Augustine Höglwörth Abbey, an important manorial lord, The head of a lion is a differentiation of the arms of the Archbishopric of Salzburg, to which Piding belonged until 1810. The Staufeneck Castle in the village had been an important border fortress of the archbishops.
Source: "Unser Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land", 3rd edition, Bamberg 1996, p.102
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Jan 2022

Banner and arms were approved on 12 October 1962 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Jan 2022

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