Coat of arms of the municipality of Graefelfing
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Community of Graefelfing Bavaria |
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| Introduction: | 1961 |
| Legal basis: | Decision of the State Ministry of the Interior of the Free State of Bavaria |
| Supporting documents: | Ministerial decision of June 7, 1961 |
| Changes: | no |
The coat of arms of the municipality of Graefelfing has been the official emblem of the municipality of Graefelfing since 1961 .
Blazon
"Divided by a blue wavy bar in gold and silver, above a red crown of leaves, below a stylized red beech with seven leaves."
history
The first attempts by the municipality of Graefelfing to introduce a coat of arms were made between 1948 and 1952 by the then municipal councilor Dr. Hubert Reissner. However, the application he made to the municipal council was rejected due to lack of money.
On November 2, 1959, another motion was dealt with in the main committee and it was subsequently decided that proposals for a municipal coat of arms should be obtained from the General Directorate of the Bavarian State Archives.
Notes and newspaper clippings from publications by the former community citizen Privy Councilor Friedrich Niedermayer served as the basis for the design of the coat of arms. On August 9, 1960, the General Directorate of the Bavarian State Archives submitted two proposals for a new coat of arms. The Passau heraldist Max Reinhart was then commissioned to create colored versions based on the two drafts. One of his drafts was sent to the General Directorate of the Bavarian State Archives for examination. This draft was confirmed to the community as formally valid on November 10, 1960 and legitimized on February 1, 1961 at the State Ministry of the Interior of the Free State of Bavaria.
In a letter dated June 7, 1961, the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior gave the municipality of Graefelfing its approval for the adoption of a coat of arms based on the draft presented.
Foundation of the coat of arms
The crown and red beech symbols used in the coat of arms symbolize the history of the Gräfelfing community.
The crown comes from the coat of arms of the Benediktbeuern monastery, which has been detectable in Graefing's corridor since the 11th century. In addition, it symbolizes the connection between the community and the diocese of Freising , whose coat of arms shows a red-crowned Mohrenkopf. However, only the crown was included in the municipal coat of arms, as the coat of arms of the diocese was already found in some municipal coats of arms from around Munich, including Ismaning and Unterföhring .
The red beech comes from the coat of arms of the Rottenbuch monastery, to which the church of Graefelfing passed in 1206. The red beech was thus a speaking symbol of the coat of arms, which has been shown to have been used since 1433.
The blue wavy bar symbolizes the Würm, which runs through the community hallway.
literature
- Our Bavaria. Local supplement of the Bayerische Staatszeitung, 1961, p. 64
- Klemens Stadler : Deutsche Wappen, Vol. 4, Bremen 1965, p. 62
- Wilhelm Volkert: Wappen im Landkreis München, in: Der Landkreis München, München 1975, p. 109, 110
- Eduard Zimmermann : Bayerische Klosterheraldik, Munich 1930, p. 50 f., 53
- Kurt Rassa: The communities in the district of Munich, in: The district of Munich, Munich 1975, p. 236 ff.
- Lebensraum Landkreis München, 2nd edition, Munich 1991, pp. 349, 350