The arms and flags of the Landkreis Erding (Upper Bavaria)
former municipality
Flag Use Literature Image sources Links
Argent, a chevron arched Gules masoned Argent between a crown Gules and a triple mount suspended Vert.

Steinkirchen
Argent, a chevron arched Gules masoned Argent between a crown Gules and a triple mount suspended Vert.

Preliminary remarks:

As from October 1st 1971 the municipality Hofstarring has been incorporated into Steinkirchen. None of the former municipalities had used own arms.

 

Foundation of the arms:

...

The district government of Upper Bavaria approved the adoption of the arms on February 8th 1983.

 

Design of the arms:

Peter Ziller, Tutzing.

 

Historical image sources:

Crown in the coat-of-arms of the convent Freising (see also Pastetten and Wörth).

Pointed arch in the church of Steinkirchen.

Hilly landscape around Steinkirchen.

 

Literature:

Erdinger Neueste Nachrichten (Lokalteil der Süddeutschen Zeitung), 26.04.1983.
Erdinger Anzeiger, 20.04.1983
Erdinger Anzeiger, 28.04.1983
Erdinger Neueste Nachrichten (Lokalteil der Süddeutschen Zeitung), 29.04.1993.

 

Links:

Homepage of the municipality Steinkirchen

Former municipality:

The former municipality
Hofstarring
did not use own arms.

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

Email: marcus@ed-wappen.de