City of Hann.Münden (Germany)

Stadt Hann.Münden(Hannoversch Münden or Münden), Landkreis Göttingen, Lower Saxo

Last modified: 2012-03-16 by german editorial team
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• Current Plain Flag
• Flag with Coat of Arms reported 1970
• Coat of arms

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Current Plain Flag

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a yellow over red horizontal bicolour.
Source: §(2) of Hauptsatzung of the city of Hann.Münden version 9 November 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2011

Flag with Coat of Arms reported 1970

Description of flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. The ratio is 3:5. It is a yellow over red horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Source: Stadler 1970, p.59
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2011

Coat of arms

Description of coat of arms:
In a red shield is a silver (=white) castle. The castle has five towers of the same colour all with blue roofs and black windows. The broad central tower has a trapezium shaped roof crowned golden (=yellow). Upon the wall is a black Gothic "M" (for Münden). In the black open port is a red shield bearing a golden (=yellow) rampant lion (according to source: armed and tongued blue). The port is shaped like a clover leaf.
Meaning:
According to source the towers with port and lion are known from seals since 1260, shortly after the city gained privileges from duke Otto of Braunschweig-Lüneburg in 1247. The current form turned out in the 17th century and the crown and the "M" had been added "recently", which could be 19th century or early 20th century.
Source: Stadler 1970, p.59
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Nov 2011