Municipality of Baienfurt (Germany)

Gemeinde Baienfurt, Kreis Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg

Last modified: 2017-11-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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Municipality of Baienfurt

Baienfurt Municipal Banner

Description of banner:
It is a yellow -green vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: youtube.com (file: hqdefault.jpg)
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Nov 2013

Baienfurt Municipal Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
In a green shield is a golden (= yellow) blossom of a thistle.
Meaning:
In Baienfurt around 1830 a special kind of the fuller's teasel, a thistle, was cultivated. The teasel was needed by the textiles industry to nap garments.
Source: Landeskundliches Informationssystem Baden-Württemberg

The flag was approved on 5 May 1982 by the county administration, published in GABl 560/1983. The coat of arms was approved in 1931 by the state archive's directorate.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Nov 2013

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