Markt Schwaben
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Location of Markt Schwaben within Ebersberg district
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| Coordinates: 48°11′28″N 11°52′05″E / 48.19111°N 11.86806°ECoordinates: 48°11′28″N 11°52′05″E / 48.19111°N 11.86806°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern | |
| District | Ebersberg | |
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| • Mayor | Georg Hohmann (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 13,333 | |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 85570 | |
| Dialling codes | 08121 | |
| Vehicle registration | EBE | |
| Website | www.markt-schwaben.de | |
Markt Schwaben is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It lies roughly 23 km east of Munich on the northern edge of the Upper Bavarian district of Ebersberg. Neighbouring communities are Anzing, Forstinning, Pliening and Poing, (all in Ebersberg district) as well as Finsing, Ottenhofen and Pastetten (all in Erding district).
Through the town flows the Hennigbach, into which empties the Gigginger Bach southwest of Markt Schwaben. The River Sempt flows by to the east. The highest point in town is in the Wittelsbacher Höhe (heights) on the town's southern outskirts, which forms part of an alpine terminal moraine. Also in the south is the sport centre with its bathing pond. North of the railway tracks lie the Burgerfeld new town with its theatre hall, more housing estates and several commercial-industrial areas. The castle with the town hall, the marketplace and St. Margaret's Church are downtown, and the school centre somewhat southwest of there.
Markt Schwaben's arms might heraldically be described thus: In gules upon a three-knolled hill sable a falcon with wings outstretched argent armed Or. The official blazon in German, however (In Rot auf schwarzem Dreiberg ein golden bewehrter silberner Falke), makes no mention of how the falcon's beak and tongue are to be coloured ("bewehrter" refers to the claws), and indeed, two variant coats of arms are in use. In one version, both are golden, and in the other, both are white. There is no official word as to which is right.
The flag bears a red and a white stripe with the coat of arms.
In 1409, Duke Stephan III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt granted the town the arms of the former County of Falkenberg, which had fallen back to the Dukes of the Wittelsbachers as liege lords about 1272 after the Counts of Falkenberg had died out, thus making their arms "free" to be given out again as the new owners deemed fit.
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