Lauben Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Lauben, Landkreis Oberallgäu, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-09-04 by klaus-michael schneider
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Lauben Municipality

Lauben Banner

It is a red-blue vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Sep 2020

Lauben Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter parted per fess of Gules and Azure, at sinister Argent three leaves vert in pale.
Meaning:
Red and blue are the tinctures of the Princely Abbey of Kempten, to which the village historically belonged from the 13th century until 1803. The leaves are canting. "Laub" is a synonym of "Blätter" (= leaves).
Source: Richard Dertsch: "Landkreis Sonthofen - Historisches Ortsnamenbuch von Bayern, Schwaben 7", München 1974, p.119
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Sep 2020

The arms were approved on 7 July 1961 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Sep 2020

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