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![[Rottal-Inn County banner (Germany)]](../images/d/de-pk_.gif)
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image by Stefan Schwoon, 28 Sep 2001
Rottal-Inn County was established by a merger of Eggenfelden County and Pfarrkirchen County in 1972. The seat of the county which borders Österreich (Austria) is Pfarrkirchen.
Stefan Schwoon, 11 Feb 2001
It is a red-yellow-blue vertical tricolour with arms hifted to top.
Source: Linder and Schmidt 2000
Stefan Schwoon, 28 Sep 2001
![[Rottal-Inn County flag (Germany)]](../images/d/de-pk.gif)
3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 11 Feb 2001
It is a red-yellow-blue horizontal tricolour with centred arms.
Source: Linder 1996
Stefan Schwoon, 11 Feb 2001
Shield parted by a bend sinister wavy Azure, above right Argent a demi-panther rampant Gules, beneath left Or a sinister facing horse forcene Gules.
Meaning:
The arms combine the horse from the arms of Pfarrkirchen County with the panther from the arms of Eggenfelden County. The bend wavy is symbolising the rivers Rott and Inn.
Source: Linder and Olzog 1996
Santiago Dotor, 15 Nov 2001
Flag, banner and arms were approved on 19 October 1973.
Stefan Schwoon, 11 Feb 2001
![[Eggenfelden County banner 1972 (Germany)]](../images/d/de-pk-c1_.gif)
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image by Stefan Schwoon, 12 July 2001
It was a black-yellow vertical bicolour with arms shifted to top..
Sources: Linder and Schmidt 2000, arms image from Stadler 1964, p.30
Stefan Schwoon, 12 July 2001
Shield parted by a bend sinister lozengy of Argent and Azure, above right Argent a demi-panther rampant Gules, beneath left Or a sinister facing stork passant Sable armed Gules.
The area originally was ruled by the Counts of Ortenburg, who descended from the Counts of Spanheim. The upper right part of the arms thus shows the panther from the arms of the Spanheim family. The lozengy bend is derived from the arms of Bayern and the Wittelsbach kin, the successors of the counts in the 13th century. The black stork in the lower part is a so called Uttenschwalbe and was taken from the arms of the Barons of Closen (for more details see Beutelsbach). This family held several estates in the county and thus played a major role in its history.
Source: Stadler 1964, p.30
Santiago Dotor, 17 June 2003
Banner and arms were approved on 27 August 1963 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Santiago Dotor, 17 June 2003
![[Pfarrkirchen County banner 1972 (Germany)]](../images/d/de-pk_c2.gif)
5:2image by Stefan Schwoon,
It was a red-yellow-blue vertical tricolour with arms shifted to top.
Source: Linder and Schmidt 2000
Stefan Schwoon, 31 July 2001
Shield Or abased parted by a fess wavy Azure, a sinister facing horse passant Gules.
Meaning:
The area is well known for its horses and horse-breeding. In 1896 a racing track was founded in the county, the oldest in the southern part of Germany. The horse was thus chosen as an appropriate symbol for the county. The wavy bar is symbolising the Rott river.
Source: Stadler 1964, p.73
Santiago Dotor, 1 July 2003
Banner and arms were approved on 5 September 1961 by Minister of Interior of Bayern.
Santiago Dotor, 1 July 2003
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