Altstädten

ALTSTÄDTEN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Oberallgäu (until 1973 Sonthofen)
Incorporated into: 1976 Sonthofen

Official blazon
German	Im waagrecht geteilten Schild im oberen Feld einen goldenen Armreif auf schwarzem Grund, im unteren Feld einen silbertauschierten Riemenbeschlag mit einer Knotenschlinge auf goldenem Grund.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted in 1965.

The colours are those of the former Lords von Schellenberg, who owned most of the area. The ring and the buckle-decoration have been found as part of an Alemanni grave field.

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