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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Sep 2020
It is a white-red-white vertical triband. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Sep 2020
Shield parted per fess wavy of Gules and Argent a fleur-de-lis in counterchanged tinctures with a vine leaf as its central petal, in base a mattock and an axe in saltire, both Gules.
Meaning:
The tools are canting, alluding to the fact that the village developed by forest clearance. The tinctures are those of the Bishopric of Augsburg, local ruler since the 14th century. The fleur-de-lis is taken from the arms of St.Mang Monastery and is alluding to the close relationship with the neighbouring city of Füssen. The vine leaf is an attribute of St. Urban, the local patron saint. The line of partition is a representation of the name giving Forgggensee, an artificial lake finished in 1954.
Source: Aegidius Kolb and Ewald Kohler (editors): "Ostallgäu, Einst und Jetzt", Marktoberdorf 1984, pp.1198-1199
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Sep 2020
Banner and arms were approved on 20 May 1983 by district governor (Regierungspräsident) of Schwaben.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Sep 2020
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