Reichertshofen Market Town (Germany)

Markt Reichertshofen, Landkreis Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Bayern

Last modified: 2021-12-04 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Reichertshofen Market Town
• Reichertshofen Banner
• Reichertshofen Flag
• Reichertshofen Coat of Arms

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Reichertshofen Market Town

Reichertshofen Banner

It is a blue monocolour with arms shifted towards the top in an additional white French shield.
Source: this photo
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Nov 2021

Reichertshofen Flag

It is a blue monocolour with centred arms.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Nov 2021

Reichertshofen Coat of Arms

Renaissance shield Azure two heron necks Argent addorsed beaked Gules.
Meaning:
In 1449 Duke Heinrich of Bayern granted the rights of a market town. The oldest town seal from 1499 displayed the heron necks with embowed beaks in a Spanish shield. The herons (German: Reiher) are canting. The tinctures are known since the 19th century and are alluding to the rule of the Wittelsbach kin. The town belonged to the Duchy of Bayern and afterwards since 1505 to the Principality of Pfalz-Neuburg.
Source: Stadler 1968, p.49
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Nov 2021

The arms are in use since the 15th century. Flag and banner have never been approved officially.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Nov 2021

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