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Dornbirn, Vorarlberg (Austria)

by Marcus Schmöger, 9 August 2005

Name of municipality:	Dornbirn
Status:	Gemeinde (municipality)
Land (state):	Vorarlberg
Bezirk (district):	Dornbirn

Description of arms (German):	In einem ovalen, roten, von einem silbernen Querbalken durchzogenen Schilde ein grüner befruchteter Birnbaum, aus grünem Boden erwachsend. [1] [2] [3]
Blazoning of arms (English):	Gules, a fess Argent, issuant from a mount Vert, a pear-tree Vert, fructed Or.
Adoption date of arms:	1 February 1929 (based on the historical arms, originally granted 23 September 1655)

Description of flag:	two stripes, red-white, with coat-of-arms [4]; colours (flag) are not mentioned in [2]
Adoption date of flag:	?

Sources:	[1] [brm75] [2] [bzp73] [3] [stl04] [4] photos at http://dornbirn.at/cup/Z100/pictures/detail/4665.jpg http://www.ris.at//company/standesbeamte/gallerie/PC020388gr.JPG http://dornbirn.at/cup/Z100/pictures/detail/4665.jpg

Marcus Schmöger, 9 August 2005 / 6 November 2007

Table flag

by Marcus Schmöger, 6 November 2007

There is also a table flag (table banner) in use, see http://dornbirn.at/cup/Z100/pictures/29.jpg .

Historical variants

Earlier versions of the flag either showed seven stripes of red and white, with the arms (1954); or two stripes, as currently, but in a very long flag (10:1) (1958).
Source: Matt, W, Platzgummer, H & Platzgummer, H (2002) Geschichte der Stadt Dornbirn: Ortsansichten und Lebenswelten in historischen Fotografien. Dornbirn (Stadt Dornbirn).

Marcus Schmöger, 9 August 2005

both by Marcus Schmöger, 9 August 2005

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