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'''MAINBURG''' | '''MAINBURG''' | ||
State : [[Bayern]]<br/> | State : [[Bayern]]<br/> | ||
District (Kreis) : [[Kelheim (kreis)|Kelheim]] (until 1972 [[Mainburg (kreis)|Mainburg]])<br> | District (Kreis) : [[Kelheim (kreis)|Kelheim]] (until 1972 [[Mainburg (kreis)|Mainburg]])<br> | ||
Additions : 1972 Ebrantshausen, Sandelzhausen; 1976 Holzmannshausen; 1978 Lindkirchen (1972 Meilenhofen, Oberempfenbach, Steinbach) | Additions: 1972 Ebrantshausen, Sandelzhausen; 1976 Holzmannshausen; 1978 Lindkirchen (1972 Meilenhofen, Oberempfenbach, Steinbach) | ||
[[File:mainburg.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von Mainburg/Arms (crest) of Mainburg]] | [[File:mainburg.jpg|center|alt=Wappen von Mainburg/Arms (crest) of Mainburg]] | ||
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| | | In Rot auf grünem Dreiberg eine grüne Birke, um deren Stamm ein goldener Zaun. | ||
In Rot auf grünem Dreiberg eine grüne Birke, um deren Stamm ein goldener Zaun. | |||
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The oldest seal of the town dates from 1374. It shows a birch tree on a mountain, which makes it a canting composition; Maie is birch and Berg is mountain. The fence around the tree appeared in the early 18<sup>th</sup> century. In the 19<sup>th</sup> century the tree was changed into an apple, or linden tree, in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century the tree was restored as a birch tree. | The oldest seal of the town dates from 1374. It shows a birch tree on a mountain, which makes it a canting composition; Maie is birch and Berg is mountain. The fence around the tree appeared in the early 18<sup>th</sup> century. In the 19<sup>th</sup> century the tree was changed into an apple, or linden tree, in the late 19<sup>th</sup> century the tree was restored as a birch tree. | ||
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<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
File:Mainburg1880.jpg|alt=Wappen von Mainburg/Arms (crest) of Mainburg|The arms by Apian (1559) | File:Mainburg1880.jpg|alt=Wappen von Mainburg/Arms (crest) of Mainburg|The arms by Apian (1559) | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:46, 28 January 2024
MAINBURG
State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Kelheim (until 1972 Mainburg)
Additions: 1972 Ebrantshausen, Sandelzhausen; 1976 Holzmannshausen; 1978 Lindkirchen (1972 Meilenhofen, Oberempfenbach, Steinbach)
| German | In Rot auf grünem Dreiberg eine grüne Birke, um deren Stamm ein goldener Zaun. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The oldest seal of the town dates from 1374. It shows a birch tree on a mountain, which makes it a canting composition; Maie is birch and Berg is mountain. The fence around the tree appeared in the early 18th century. In the 19th century the tree was changed into an apple, or linden tree, in the late 19th century the tree was restored as a birch tree.
Image gallery
The arms by Apian (1559)
The arms in a manuscript from 1599
The municipal stamp shown in 1892
The arms in an album from +/- 1910
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms in an album from 1968
The arms in the town (source)
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Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hupp, O: Kaffee Hag albums, 1920s