Cizy of Remscheid (Germany)

Stadt Remscheid, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2012-09-07 by klaus-michael schneider
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• City of Remscheid
• Plain Flag reported 1972

• Northrhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)
• Germany

City of Remscheid

Blue-white with the arms.
Sources: flag from Staack 1997, arms from Stadler 1972, p.81
Stefan Schwoon, 26 Feb 2001

From Ralf Hartemink's International Civic Arms website: Remscheid became a city in 1808 and the arms were granted on 18 February 1854. The arms are based on a seal from 1556, and show in the upper part a demi-lion issuant of the Counts of Berg, who ruled the area in the 16th century. The sickle represents the speciality of the local forges, who were well known in a wide area.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.81
Santiago Dotor, 27 Dec 2001

Plain Flag reported 1972

The flag's ratio is 3:5. It is a blue over white horizontal bicolour.
Source: Stadler 1972, p.81
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jul 2007

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