Ellingen

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ELLINGEN

State : Bayern
District (Kreis) : Weissenburg-Gunzenhausen (until 1973 Weissenburg)
Additions : 1971 Massenbach; 1972 Dorsbrunn (partly), Stopfenheim

Official blazon

In Blau ein silberner Mittelschild, darin ein schwebendes blaues Andreaskreuz.

Origin/meaning

Ellingen was a possession of the Teutonic Order until 1806 and did not have its own arms or seals. On July 18, 1817 the present arms were granted. The cross was used as a symbol for the Order, but both the shape and colour were changed. The present colours are the Bavarian colours.