Wipfeld Municipality (Germany)

Gemeinde Wipfeld, Landkreis Schweinfurt, Bayern

Last modified: 2020-07-25 by klaus-michael schneider
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Wipfeld Municipality

Wipfeld Banner

It is a white-red-white vertical triband. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 July 2020

Wipfeld Coat of Arms

Shield Gules parted by a pale wavy Argent, at dexter initials Argent "CI" under a 6-point star of the same, at sinister is the mirror image of the dexter half.
Meaning:
The tinctures red and white ar those of the Bishopric of W�rzburg, to which the village historically belonged. The pale wavy is rpresenting the River Main. The initials and the star are taken from the arms of Conrad Celtis, a famous humanist, born 1459 in Wipfeld.
Source: Unterfranken history page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 July 2020

Banner and arms were approved on 9 October 1978.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 July 2020

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