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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 May 2022
It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 May 2022
Shield parted per fess, above parted per saltire of Gules and Argent, beneath Argent a horse head Gules.
Meaning:
The upper half displays the family arms of the Lords of Paulsdorf, owners of the Wiesenfelden district (Bavarian: Hofmark) between 1488 and 1548. The horse head is taken from the arms of their predecessors, the Haibeck family, who owned the district between 1346 and 1488.
Source: Hans Voggenreiter: "Die Gemeinden des Landkreises Straubing-Bogen", in: "Der Landkreis Straubing-Bogen", Straubing 1984, pp.106-108
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 May 2022
Banner and arms were approved on 20 March 1970 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 May 2022
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