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![[Kirchheim on Ries municipal banner]](../images/d/de-aa-kr_.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Dec 2018
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It is a white-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Dec 2018
Shield Gules, in base a saltire Argent, in chief a church Argent with its belfry at dexter.
Meaning:
The church (German: Kirche) is a canting element. The saltire and tinctures are taken from the arms of the Princes of Oettingen, who had been founders and reeves of the local Cistercian monastery.
Source: Landeskundliches Informationssystem Baden-Württemberg
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Dec 2018
Banner and arms were approved on 2 July 1965 by Minister of Interior of Baden-Württemberg, published in GABl 485/1965.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 Dec 2018
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