Last modified: 2020-06-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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It is a white-red vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Stefan Schwoon spotted this banner on 14 September 2003, sitting in a train.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Nov 2013
Shield Argent a demi wheel Sable, chief is parted per fess of Argent and Gules.
Meaning:
The arms were granted in 1482 by Duke Sigismund of Württemberg. The demi wheel then had been golden. The chief displays the old arms of the County of Hohenberg, to which the town belonged until 1381, before it became a part of Württemberg. Spaichingen had also been the seat of the Upper Lordship of Hohenberg. The demi wheel is a canting element. The town's name is derived from Speiche, i.e. spoke. The arms were confirmed in 1490 by King Maximilian of Germany and since then have not changed. In 1828 the town gained city rights.
Source:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Nov 2013
The coat of arms probably was adopted around 1828. The banner was in use at least since 1971.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Nov 2013
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