Elsenfeld Market Town (Germany)

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Markt Elsenfeld, Landkreis Miltenberg, Bayern

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image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2021

Elsenfeld Market Town

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Miltenberg County (Landkreis Miltenberg, Bavaria, Germany)
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Lower Franconia (Unterfranken)
Bavaria (Bayern, Germany)
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Elsenfeld Market Town

Elsenfeld Banner

It is a green-white-red vertical tricolour. The coat of arms is slightly shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2021

Elsenfeld Coat of Arms

Shield parted per pale, at dexter Gules abased parted by a bend wavy Argent a 6-spokes wheel Argent in chief, at sinister Argent on green base an aspen of the same.
Meaning:
Elsenfeld gained the status of a market town in 1965. The bend wavy is representing the name giving little Elsava River, name giver until the 17th century. The sinister half also is canting, referring to an aspen (in German also called: Else) and the green base, representing a field (German: Feld). The wheel is taken from the arms of the Archbishopric of Mainz, to which the village historically belonged until 1803.
Source: Stadler 1965, p.46
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2021

Banner and arms were approved on 20 December 1954 by Minister of Interior of Bayern and adopted by the local council in 1963.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Dec 2021

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