Municipality of Dahlem (Germany)

Gemeinde Dahlem, Kreis Euskirchen, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2012-10-20 by klaus-michael schneider
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Banner

Description of banner:
It is a red - white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of the municipality of Dahlem, version 14 March 2008
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2012

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per fess. Above in a silver (= white) field is a red demi-eagle issuant armed golden. Below in a red field are three silver (=white) bendy hammers ordered 2:1.
Meaning:
According to source the eagle is symbolizing the Lords of Kronenburg while the hammers are alluding to iron industries in the former municipality of Schmidtheim.
Sources: Nagel 1986 and §2(1) of Hauptsatzung of the municipality of Dahlem, version 14 March 2008
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2012

Banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Köln on 6 April 1976.

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