Integral trains adopted by towns and villages
The villages Agatharied, Bad Toelz, Fischbachau, Gaissach, Gmund, Hausham, Holzkirchen, Lenggries, Miesbach, Munich, Beichersbeuern, Schaftlach, Schliersee and Tegernsee all have adopted Integral trains. Have a look on our trains once you are travelling with the BOB. You will recognise the adopted trains from the outside by the respective coat of arms and the village name next to the drivers cabin. This symbolises that the BOB has become an integral part of the Oberland region. Based on its constructive cooperation with towns and villages the BOB offers a high-performance public metropolitan and suburban commuter railway system that is designed to the needs of the region and that is improved continuously.
Mayors and BOB Managing Director Heino Seeger always have revealed jointly the coat of arms in a typical ceremony. Needless to say that in a believing region like the Oberland passengers, employees and Integral trains always have received the blessing from the Catholic and Protestant church. Please have a look on our collection of impressions.
The Integral „Agatharied“ shows the arms of Maxlrain.
The Waldeck dynasty provided the first landlords of Agatharied starting from the 12th century. It was followed by the Sandizell gender. In 1516 the Waldeck county came under the control of the House of Maxlrain and remained there till the 17th century. The Maxlrain dynasty adopted the red falcon from the Waldeck coat of arms. The red batons are symbols for the jurisdiction. The two golden lions are referring to Henry the Lion and the black and white sinuous lines are symbolizing the Mangfall river that meanders through the Maxlrain county.
The arms of Bad Toelz show on black ground a half lion in golden colour with a red tongue and red armours. The seal of Bad Toelz was designed in the first half of the 14th century and was first witnessed in 1374. It is assumed that the seal has to be seen in conjunction with the grant of liberty rights to Bad Toelz by the emperor Ludwig the Bavarian. Bad Toelz was first mentioned in 1281 as a market place. Since these days the half lion always has been the emblem. It is interpreted as a shrinked version of the lion that was used to represent the states of Bavaria and Palatinate. Since 1500 the lion has kept its shape almost unchanged. It all seems that since 1565 the background colour has been blue. The banner of Bad Toelz shows the colours black and gold.
The coat of arms shows three Bavarian rhombs in silver on blue ground, which are symbolizing the name of the village Bayrischzell (meaning Cell of Bavaria). The contours of a mountain represent the Wendelstein and the black head of a chamois stands for the ranges of high mountain animals.
The arms of Fischbachau (Fischbachau means Meadow at the Fish Creek) show the zigzag bar of the Wittelsbach dynasty that also has become part of the arms of the monastery of Scheyern. The founder of the village and the monastery was Haziga, the eldest ancestress of the House of Wittelsbach. The silver sinuous bar shows that the village is located in the valley of the Leitzach river. The golden crown of St. Mary refers to the place of pilgrimage of Birkenstein.
The arms of Gaißach show on green ground a sinuous bar in silver and put onto it a golden sword with flames. The sinuous bar is derived from the Gaissach creek that has given its name to the village. The sword represents St. Michael, the patron of the local church and parish.
The arms of Gmund show two twisted leafs of water lilies on blue ground above silver waves. The water lilies are toped by a golden crown. The crown, the twisted water lilies and the waves were all derived from the former coat of arms of the Tegernsee monastery. The waves were first mentioned around 1400 as emblem of the former Benedictine monastery, the crown became witnessed in 1426 as arms of the founder.
The coat of arms of Hausham shows a red eagle above two crossed red batons. The batons are standing for the jurisdiction. It has its origins in the arms of the House of Waldeck. Its usage by the village of Hausham was authorized by the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior on January 27, 1911.
In red on green ground a silver church with a blue roof between three firs. The coat of arms is derived from the tradition that the beginnings of Holzkirchen (meaning Wooden Church) started with a hermit in a church in the woods (Quoted from the chronicle of Holzkirchen).
The arms of Lenggries show a silver deer with golden horns on green ground symbolizing the densely wooded surroundings with their rich population of game animals. In the same time the deer refers also to the professions of shooters and hunters.
The arms of Miesbach show a blue and white pennant on red ground that is surrounded by laurel branches and palm leafs. It has its origins in the militia during the Napoleon wars. It was granted to Miesbach by King Max Joseph I.
The coat of arms shows the Munich Kindl that is also the official symbol of Munich. The name of the oriniginal inventor of this character is historically not handed down. The monk first was first “revived” in 1847 by the painter Kaspar Braun. Dressed with black frock and red shoes he held an oath book in his left hand and lifted his right hand to swear an oath. After it was “liberated” by Munich artists it over the time also changed its gender and represents today in various shapes the diversity of Munich.
The emblem shows in a buckler a red panther on golden ground above a silver house with a golden roof on blue and green ground. The name of the village of Reichersbeuern derives from its medieval pronounciation “Richerispuira”, meaning farmyard of a person named Richer. Already in the 8th century this farm belonged to the monastery of Tegernsee. The panther stands for the noble family which in the 11th century lived at Reichersbeuern.
The arms show a black cross, a leaf of a water lily and a fir on white ground. The cross symbolises the Church of the Holy Cross, the leaf of a water lily commemorates the the former relations to the Tegernsee monastery and the fir stands for the densely wooded area around Schaftlach. (Quoted from: Festschrift for the 500 year celebrations of the Curch of the Holy Cross, editor: A. Demmelmeier).
The Bavarian Ministry of the Interior has approved on Nov. 27, 1926 this new coat of arms in the colours of the village namely a blue like cornflowers and a golden yellow with following description: “On blue ground the pope and martyr Sixtus II sitting on a foldable chair, dressed with a golden mantle and with a tiara on his head, lifts his right hand for blessing and holds in his left hand a downcasted sword.” (Quoted from: Schliersee 779 – 1979, A Chronicle for the Jubilee, edited by the village of Schliersee, Nov. 1978). The coat of arms is derived from the former seal of the Schliersee monastery. In order to not copy the seal entirely the pope Sixtus II was given the sword into his hand instead of a book like in the original.
The coat of arms was granted to the village of Tegernsee on Oct. 19, 1886 by the price regent Luitpold. It is derived from the former arms of the Tegernsee monastery. It shows in the first and forth sector of the buckler three golden crown on dark blue ground and in the second and third sector two leafs of water lilies in lappy green, arising from waves. The three crowns are often interpreted as the arms of Burgundy, based on the assumed descent of the founders of the monastery. Other sources see that the crows are representing Quirin, son of the emperor and the two princes Adalbert and Otkar.
At Darching station and at sunny skies the so far last train of the Integral fleet was adopted by the village of Valley. Lord Mayor Josef Huber and BOB Managing Director Heino Seeger revealed the arms of Valley. Senior Legal Secretary Dr. Kurt Bechtold and the Deputy District Administrator Jakob Kreidl participated in the ceremony and expressed in their speeches their satisfaction about the positive development the BOB has taken. Valley belongs to the oldest settlements in the district. Its name derives from Roman or Celtic times. The history of Valley is represented in the coat of arms by three sketches showing historic moments:
In 955 Count Eberhard of Valley replaced the Bavarian duke Henry I. in the battle of Lechfeld. In 1652 duke Maximilian of Kurz in his function as a match-maker for the elector Ferdinand Maria accompanied the bride Henriette Adelaide of Savoy to Munich. In 1705 Alram of Valley has led 400 men from the Oberland into the battle of Sendling (Munich) against the occupying Austrian forces. The arcs and the double eagle in the coat of arms derive from the dukes of Arco at Valley, which have inherited the shire of Valley in the 19th century.
The two intricated leafs of water lilies, an old symbol of the Tegernsee monastery, indicate the former landlord, to whom the locations Oberwarngau and Wall were imputed. Symbol of the place of court, maintained by the Tegernsee monastery during centuries in Oberwarngau, is the red cross. At the same time it's an attribute of the patron saint of the church St. Georg in Osterwarngau. The iron chain is the sign of saint Leonhard. To him the Wallfahrtskirche Allerheiligen is consecrated. It symbolises the unifying ligation interconnecting the three originally independent locations Oberwarngau, Osterwarngau and Wall in the community.
Last updated: 28/07/2008