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Schwalm-Eder County (Germany)

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse

Last modified: 2014-02-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Schwalm-Eder County flag (Germany)] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 15 Jan 2014
approved 22 January 1976 See also:

Schwalm-Eder County

Schwalm-Eder County Flag

Description of flag:
It is a red over yellow over red horizontal triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the yellow stripe and shifted to the hoist.
Source: Jörg Majewski's flags of German counties webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Jan 2014

Schwalm-Eder County Banner

[County banner (Germany)] 5:2 image by Jens Pattke, 28 Jan 2002
approved 22 January 1976

Description of banner:
It is a red - yellow - red vertical triband with ratio 1:3:1. The coat of arms is in the yellow stripe and shifted to the top.
Source: Jörg Majewski's flags of German counties webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Jan 2014

Schwalm-Eder County Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per fess. Above in a blue field is a demi-lion barry of silver and red, crowned golden. The base is four times divided per fess wavy into silver and blue.
Meaning:
From Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website: The arms are a combination of the lion of Hesse, as the county was part of Hesse since the 13th century, and the Schwalm and Eder rivers symbolized by the bars in the lower part of the arms.
Source: H.-E. Korn: "Hessische Kreis- und Gemeindewappen". Schriften des Hessischen Staatsarchivs Marburg no 1, Marburg, 1984, 44p.
Santiago Dotor, 21 Apr 2005

Flag and banner were approved on 22 January 1976. The coat of arms was approved on 4 September 1975.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Jan 2014

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