Last modified: 2013-04-04 by peter hans van den muijzenberg
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![[SG Nord-Elm flag]](../images/d/de-he-03.gif)
3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 8 Nov 2011
Description of flag:
It is a red over white over red horizontal triband . The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag
approved: 18 August 1977 by state archive Hannover
Source: Rabbow 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2011
![[SG Nord-Elm banner]](../images/d/de-he_03.gif)
8:3 image by Stefan Schwoon, 8 Nov 2011
Description of banner:
It is a red - white - red vertical triband with ratio 3:7:3. The coat of arms is in the white stripe shifted to the top.
approved: 18 August 1977 by state archive Hannover
Source: Rabbow 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Oct 2011
The coat of arms was also approved on 18 August 1977 (editorial note/kms)
![[Frellstedt municipal flag]](../images/d/de-he-03-fr.gif)
3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 8 Nov 2011
Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is a blue over yellow horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is slightly shifted to the hoist.
![[Frellstedt municipal banner]](../images/d/de-he-03_fr.gif)
8:3 image by Stefan Schwoon, 8 Nov 2011
Description of banner:
It is a blue - yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per fess. Above in a golden (=yellow) field is a half blue mill wheel, below in a green field is a silver (=white) sugar-beet.
Meaning:
The wheel might symbolize the use of water power, the beet was an important crop in the region.
Source: Rabbow 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2011
The coat of arms was approved on 20 November 1990 (by state archive Hannover(?)).
![[Räbke municipal flag]](../images/d/de-he-03-ra.gif)
3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 7 Nov 2011
Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is a blue over yellow horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is slightly shifted to the hoist.
![[Räbke municipal banner]](../images/d/de-he-03_ra.gif)
image by Stefan Schwoon, 7 Nov 2011
Description of banner:
It is a blue - yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Description of coat of arms:
The coat of arms is divided per fess by a wavy line. Above in a blue field is a golden (= yellow) tree, below in a golden (= yellow) field a blue mill wheel.
Meaning:
Probably the ensemble is symbolizing riches of water and woods.
Source: Rabbow 2003 and state archive Hannover
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Nov 2011
Flag and banner were approved by state archive Hannover in 1987(!!), the coat of arms on 11 January 1988.
![[Süpplingen municipal flag]](../images/d/de-he-03-sp.gif)
3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 8 Nov 2011
Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is a red over white over red horizontal triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the centre of the white stripe.
![[Süpplingen municipal banner]](../images/d/de-he-03_sp.gif)
image by Stefan Schwoon, 8 Nov 2011
Description of banner:
It is a red - white - red vertical triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the white stripe shifted to the top.
Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided by a sinister bendy silver (= white) wavy line into blue and red. In the blue field is a golden (= yellow), bendy ear of grain. In the red field is a golden (= yellow) 8-spokes wheel.
Meaning:
Wheel and ear might symbolize industry and agriculture. The wavy line might symbolize a local creek or riches of water in general.
Source: Rabbow 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Nov 2011
Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by Hauptstaatsarchiv Hannover on 7 July 1986.
![[Süpplingenburg municipal flag]](../images/d/de-he-03-sb.gif)
3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Nov 2011
Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is a green over white horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Description of coat of arms:
In a green shield is a silver (=white) tower masoned grey. The tower is topped by a golden (= yellow) coronet. On the base is a silver (=white) wavy fess.
Meaning:
Tower and fess might allude to a moated castle, which had been erected there in the early middle ages. The coronet might allude to Lothar of Saxony, a descendent of an Ottonian branch line located in Süpplingenburg, German King 1125 - 1137, Holy Roman Emperor 1133 - 1137.
Source: information given by SG Nord-Elm on 31 Oct 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Nov 2011
![[Warberg municipal flag]](../images/d/de-he-03-wa.gif)
3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 7 Nov 2011
Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is a red over white over red horizontal triband with ratio 1:2:1. The coat of arms is in the white stripe slightly shifted to the hoist.
![[Warberg municipal banner]](../images/d/de-he-03_wa.gif)
image by Stefan Schwoon, 7 Nov 2011
Description of banner:
It is a red - white - red vertical triband with ratio 1:2:1. The coat of arms is in the white stripe shifted to the top.
Description of coat of arms:
In a red shield is a silver (=white) tower upon a silver (= white) hill. The hill is superimposed by a red plant having two heart shaped leaves.
Source: Rabbow 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Nov 2011
The coat of arms was approved on 9 November 1964 (by state archive Hannover(?)).
![[Wolsdorf municipal flag]](../images/d/de-he-03-wo.gif)
3:5 image by Stefan Schwoon, 6 Nov 2011
Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is a green over white horizontal bicolour. The coat of arms is slightly shifted to the hoist.
![[Wolsdorf municipal banner]](../images/d/de-he-03_wo.gif)
image by Stefan Schwoon, 6 Nov 2011
Description of banner:
It is a green - white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Description of coat of arms:
In a silver (= white) shield is a green oak tree, which is superimposed at the bottom by a red inescutcheon showing a silver (=white) ear of grain superimposed by hammer and mallet of the same colour.
Meaning:
The tree might symbolize forestal riches, the ear either agriculture or beer (seems to be barley) and hammer and mallet are symbolizing mining.
Source: Rabbow 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 6 Nov 2011
Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by state archive Hannover on 12 December 1980.