Eging upon Lake Market Town (Germany)

Markt Eging am See, Landkreis Passau, Bayern

Last modified: 2022-02-26 by klaus-michael schneider
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Eging upon Lake Market Town

Eging Banner

It is a green-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Feb 2022

Eging Coat of Arms

Renaissance shield Argent two eradicated firs Vert in fess, base Vert cobblestones issuant Argent.
Meaning:
The number of cobblestones (6) is not mentioned in blazon. The stones are in complete disorder.The firs are symbolising the location near the slopes of Bayerischer Wald, a forest. The cobblestones are symbolsing the main local business line. The stones first were produced by hand and later by industrial production.The arms were approved on occasion of the elevation to a market town in 1953. Since 1818 Eging had been the name of a simple municipality. In 1956 the current town was formed by a merger of Obereging, Untereging, Albersdorf und Preinting.
Source: Stadler 1965, p.44
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Feb 2022

Banner and arms were approved on 14 December 1953 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Feb 2022

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