City of Hemer (Germany)

Stadt Hemer, Märkischer Kreis, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2013-12-09 by klaus-michael schneider
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Flag

Hemer received town rights in 1975 when it was merged with several surrounding communes from the former Amt Hemer. Both the Amt and the commune were granted arms in 1936. After the merger the new town adopted the arms of the Amt. (...)
The new town tried to adopt the flag of the former commune Hemer —with the arms replaced— but this proposal was turned down by the state archives in Münster. The flag and banner that were finally adopted in 1976 were black-yellow with the arms.

Hanging Flag

Banner

Banner variant

Description of banner:
It is a black - yellow vertical bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.408
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Jun 2011

Coat of arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per pale. The dexter side shows the Markian chequered bar. The sinister side shows three golden (=yellow) mantraps ordered 2:1 in a black field.
Meaning:
According to source the chequered bar reminds at the former rulers, the counts of Mark. The traps are taken from the arms of the lords of Brabeck, the owners of Hemer moated castle.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.142
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Jun 2011

Banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Arnsberg on 16 March 1976.

Former Banner until 1975

flag informally adopted before 1954, abolished 1976
coat-of-arms adopted 1936

Hemer received city rights in 1975 when it was merged with several surrounding communes from the former Amt Hemer. Both the Amt and the commune were granted arms in 1936. (...)
The former commune Hemer used a banner with rows of alternating black and yellow squares in the top, the arms and the lettering 'Hemer' below these rows, and yellow and black stripes in the bottom. The flag was apparently not formally approved: Hostert 1979 says that it was used at least since 1960/61, but it is already mentioned in Städtebuch 1954.
The sources differ on the number and ordering of the squares: Städtebuch 1954 names four rows of squares (black-yellow), Stadler 1972, p.50 names three rows, and Hostert 1979 3 × 11 squares yellow-black.
The above image follows Hostert 1979 description.
Stefan Schwoon, 2 Jul 2001

From Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website:
"Hemer grew rapidly in the early 20th century and received city rights in 1936. The arms were granted a year earlier, and show a bordure based on the arms of the Counts of the Mark, who used a chequered fess in a golden shield. The village historically belonged to the County of Mark. The three wolf-hooks are derived from the arms of the Brabeck family (see also Gladbeck), who lived for many centuries in the local castle."
Literature: Stadler 1972, p.50
Santiago Dotor, 28 May 2003

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