City of Schieder-Schwalenberg (Germany)

Stadt Schieder-Schwalenberg, Kreis Lippe, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2012-08-06 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: schieder-schwalenberg | swallow | star(8-point) | crown | bend sinister | wavy |
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• Current Flag
• Banner
• Coat of Arms
• City of Schwalenberg 1906 - 1972

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Current Flag

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.506
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Jun 2010

Banner

Description of banner:
It is a blue - red vertical bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.506
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Jun 2010

Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per bend sinister. Above in a red field is a swallow in natural colour (=black and white) upon a golden(=yellow) 8-point star. Below is a golden(=yellow) royal crown in a blue field. Both fields are separarted by a silver(=white) wavy line.
Meaning:
According to source swallow with star is symbolizing the former rulers, the counts of Schwalenberg. The arms are canting, because "Schwalenberg" means "mountain of the swallows". The crown reminds at a court yard of Franconian rulers in the early middle ages. The wavy line is symbolizing Emmer creek.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.212
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Jun 2010

Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Detmold on 14 April 1972.

City of Schwalenberg 1906 - 1972

Description of flag:
According to Veddeler 2003, p.212 the former city used a black over red over yellow horizontal tricolour, which would be the same like the flag of Germany. www.koenigsbanner.de shows an image of the city flag with the coat of arms shifted to the hoist. The colours are taken from the coat of arms of former city, which had been granted in 1906.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Jun 2010

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