City of Hückeswagen (Germany)

Stadt Hückeswagen, Oberbergischer Kreis, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2012-09-18 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: hueckeswagen | per fess | demi-lion(red) | crowned | double queued | issuant | shuttle |
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Current Flag

Description of flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a plain white flag with the coat of arms in its centre.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.55
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Jun 2007

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per fess. Above is a red demi-lion issuant, blue crowned, tongued and armed. Below in a black field is a silver (=white) shuttle with a silver (=white) yarn coming out of the shuttle. The coat of arms was granted by the Prussian king Wilhelm II in 1892.
Meaning:
The lion belongs to the coat of arms of the counts of Berg. The shuttle symbolizes the textile industries and the manufacturing of cloth since the Middle Ages.
Source: : Stadler 1972, p.55
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Jun 2007

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