Erding

	Altenerding (former municipality)
	Gules, two coulters addorsed paleways Argent.

Preliminary remarks:

During the municipal reform on May 1st 1978 the new town Erding has been founded out of the municipalities Altenerding and Langengeisling and the town Erding. All three municipalities had used own arms. The town council of Erding decided in its session on May 29th 1978 to continue the use of the old arms of the town Erding for the new larger town Erding until the town council would decide differently.

Foundation of the arms:

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The Bavarian Ministry of the Interior approved the adoption of the arms on August 5th 1957.

Design of the arms:

Emil Werz, München.

Historical Image Sources:

Coat-of-arms of the Aerdinger.

Literature:

Oberbayerisches Archiv Bd. 80/81 (1957), S. 155, 157.
Unser Bayern, Bd. 6 (1957), S. 72.
Erdinger Anzeiger (Heimatblatt für Erding, Dorfen, Taufkirchen und Wartenberg), 13.06.1957.
Erdinger Anzeiger (Heimatblatt für Erding, Dorfen, Taufkirchen und Wartenberg), 27./28.07.1957.
Press, E. et al. (1963): Im Zeichen des Pferdes - Ein Buch vom Landkreis Erding. Erding (Landkreis Erding), S. 219.
Stadler, K. (1965): Deutsche Wappen Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Band 4 Die Gemeindewappen des Freistaates Bayern I. Teil A-L. Bremen (Angelsachsen-Verlag), S. 17.
Erdinger Neueste Nachrichten (Lokalteil der Süddeutschen Zeitung), 21.07.1999.

Links:

www.altenerding.de (under construction)

This webpage was last modified 2001-07-14 by Marcus Schmöger

Email: marcus@ed-wappen.de