Municipality of Nordkirchen (Germany)

Gemeinde Nordkirchen, Kreis Coesfeld, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2012-08-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Current Flag
• Banner
• Coat of Arms

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Current Flag

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a yellow over blue over yellow horizontal triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the middle of the central stripe.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.447
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jun 2010

Banner

Description of banner:
It is a yellow - blue - yellow vertical triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.447
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2010

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
In a golden (=yellow) shield are three blue church clock towers ordered two above one.
Meaning:
According to source the towers are symbolizing the villages of Nordkirchen, Südkirchen and Capelle. The colours had been taken from the arms of the counts of Plettenberg. Ferdinand von Plettenberg had erected Nordkirchen moated castle, one of the most beautiful castles in Münster district in 1705.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.189
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Jun 2010

Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Münster on 28 November 1983.

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