City of Detmold (Germany)

Stadt Detmold,Kreis Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2012-08-05 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: detmold | heiligenkirchen | hiddesen | castle | rose(red) | inescutcheon | church | sword | warrior head |
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• Plain Flag
• Plain Banner
• Borough of Heiligenkirchen
• Heiligenkirchen Coat of Arms
• Borough of Hiddesen
• Hiddesen Coat of Arms

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• Lippe County
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Current Flag

Description of flag:
The flags ratio is 3:5. It is a red over white horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms in its centre.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.368
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Jun 2010

Banner

Description of flag:
It is a red-white vertical bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.368
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Jun 2010

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
In a red field is a silver(=white) castle. The castle has above an embattled wall a bigger central tower with triangular roof, which is flanked by two embattled towers. In the gate is a red heraldic rose seeded golden(=yellow). Two silver(=white) shields showing red heraldic roses are stuck upon the pinnacles.
Meaning:
According to source the arms are taken from the city seal version 1305, the rose is symbolizing the former rulers, the barons of Lippe. The arms had been approved by minister of interior of Northrhine-Westphalia on 24 November 1955 and they were confirmed on 23 February 1972
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.114
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Jun 2010

Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Detmold on 23 February 1970, flag and banner however without coat of arms.

Plain Flag

Description of flag:
The flags ratio is 3:5. It is a red over white horizontal bicolour.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.33
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jul 2007

Plain Banner

Description of flag:
It is a red-white vertical bicolour.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.114
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Jun 2010

Borough of Heiligenkirchen

Description of flag:
The flags ratio is 3:5. It is a red over white horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms in its centre.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Jun 2010

Heiligenkirchen Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per fess. The 1st field shows in red a small church in natural colour above a horizontal sword with silver(=white) blade and golden(=yellow) holder. The 2nd field in silver(=white) a red heraldic rose seeded and barbed golden(=yellow).
Meaning:
The church probably is an image of the local church building. The whole composition might symbolize the final victory of Christianity over the pagans, but I am not sure. The rose is symbolizing the former rulers, the barons of Lippe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Jun 2010

Borough of Hiddesen

Description of flag:
The flags ratio is 3:5. It is a blue over yellow horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms in its centre.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Jun 2010

Hiddesen Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per fess, above a golden(=yellow) warrior head in a blue field, below a red heraldic rose seeded and barbed golden(=yellow) in a silver(=white) field.
Meaning:
The rose is symbolizing the former rulers, the barons of Lippe. The warriors head is that one of the monument of Hermann, which is located in the area of the former municipality. Hermann is the German name of Arminius, a prince living in Rome as a hostage, which was really comfortable then. Arminius was in Roman services. He managed however to unite some German tribes for a short time and organized an insurrection. He defeated the Romans in the battle of Teutoburg forest in 9 AD and extincted three Roman legions. As a final result he stopped the Roman conquest of Germania mayor (Greater Germany) and Romans withdraw more or less to the banks of river Rhine.
In fact there is very little information, but in 19th century Germans believed that the battle took place near Detmold. Therefore a monument was erected, showing Arminius wearing a winged helmet with an upright sword (length: 7 metres) having the eagle of a Roman legion beneath his feet.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 15 Jun 2010

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