Ingolstadt
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Ingolstadt is an independent city in Upper Bavaria situated along the Danube River. It is a major economic, industrial, and university hub, best known as the headquarters of the automaker Audi.
Flag Description: The flag consists of five horizontal stripes alternating white and blue (white-blue-white-blue-white). In the center of the flag is the city coat of arms: a white shield with a black border, containing a blue rampant panther with red claws and red flames spouting from its mouth. The proportion of the flag is 3:5.
Symbolism: The blue and white colors represent the traditional Bavarian state colors. The figure of the heraldic panther (known as the 'Ingolstadt Panther') has been used on the city's seal since the 13th century, originally derived from the Counts of Kraiburg-Ortenburg and adopted into the Wittelsbach city heraldry.
Flag Description: The flag consists of five horizontal stripes alternating white and blue (white-blue-white-blue-white). In the center of the flag is the city coat of arms: a white shield with a black border, containing a blue rampant panther with red claws and red flames spouting from its mouth. The proportion of the flag is 3:5.
Symbolism: The blue and white colors represent the traditional Bavarian state colors. The figure of the heraldic panther (known as the 'Ingolstadt Panther') has been used on the city's seal since the 13th century, originally derived from the Counts of Kraiburg-Ortenburg and adopted into the Wittelsbach city heraldry.
Statistics
Area
133.35 km²
Population
141,029