City of Kevelaer (Germany)

Stadt Kevelaer, Kreis Kleve, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2012-09-03 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: kevelaer | fleur de lis(red) | medlar | armorial |
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• Current Flag
• Banner
• Coat of Arms

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Current Flag

Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is an armorial flag.
Source: §2(4) of Hauptsatzung of the city of Kevelaer, version 15 November 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jul 2011

Banner

Description of banner:
It is an armorial banner
Source: §2(4) of Hauptsatzung of the city of Kevelaer, version 15 November 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jul 2011

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per fess. Above in a blue field is a golden (=yellow) medlar blossom barbed and seeded red. Below in a golden (= yellow) field is a red fleur de lis.
Meaning:
According to source the present arms are a combination of the medlar blossoms of Geldern and Wetten. Kevelaer had been separated from Wetten in the 17th century, when the pilgrimage to Kevelaer arose. The lily is symbolizing the former municipality of Kervenheim, which had been incorporated to Kevelaer in 1969.
Sources: §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of the city of Kevelaer, version 15 November 1999 and Nagel 1986
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 Jul 2011

Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Düsseldorf on 19 November 1973.

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