Erbach, Baden-Württemberg
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Erbach is a town situated on the Danube River in the Alb-Donau district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Flag Description: The flag is a vertical banner divided into two equal vertical stripes: yellow on the left from the viewer's perspective (heraldic dexter) and red on the right (heraldic sinister). In the center of the sheet is the town's coat of arms, featuring a shield divided horizontally into a yellow upper half and a red lower half. A lion in counterchanged colors is depicted across the shield (red in the upper yellow field, yellow in the lower red field).
Symbolism: The yellow and red colors are derived from the city's coat of arms. The divided shield featuring a lion with counterchanged colors references the historical Lords of Erbach and their heraldic heritage in the region.
Flag Description: The flag is a vertical banner divided into two equal vertical stripes: yellow on the left from the viewer's perspective (heraldic dexter) and red on the right (heraldic sinister). In the center of the sheet is the town's coat of arms, featuring a shield divided horizontally into a yellow upper half and a red lower half. A lion in counterchanged colors is depicted across the shield (red in the upper yellow field, yellow in the lower red field).
Symbolism: The yellow and red colors are derived from the city's coat of arms. The divided shield featuring a lion with counterchanged colors references the historical Lords of Erbach and their heraldic heritage in the region.
Statistics
Area
68.45 km²
Population
13,854