Last modified: 2012-08-06 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Lügde flag]](../images/d/de-lp-lg.gif)
3:5 
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jun 2010
Description of current flag:
The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a blue over red horizontal bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the hoist.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.453
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jun 2010
![[Lügde banner]](../images/d/de-lp_lg.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jun 2010
Description of banner:
It is a blue - red vertical bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.453
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jun 2010
Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per pale. The dexter side shows a red heraldic rose seeded golden(=yellow) and barbed black beneath a red cross moline in a silver(=white) field. The sinister side shows an upright silver(=white) key in a blue field.
Meaning:
According to source the cross is symbolizing the counts of Pyrmont. It is said that they had established the city. The rose symbolizes the location of the city in nowadays Lipppe county. The key is symbolizing the archbishopric of Köln. The counts of Pyrmont had to cede half of the city to the archbishops in 1255. The colour blue probably had been chosen in order to give reverence to former municipality of Rischenau, its arms had a blue field.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.174
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Jun 2010
Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Detmold on 22 November 1971.
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