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Mittelholstein Subcounty (Germany) - Part 3 (N-Z)

Amt Mittelholstein, Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein - Teil 3

Last modified: 2013-01-26 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: mittelholstein | nienborstel | nindorf | oldenbuettel | osterstedt | padenstedt | rade(hohenwestedt) | remmels | tappendorf | todenbuettel | wapelfeld | linden | ring | ferry | houses(3) | sun(rising) | whitethorn | oak | horseshoe | mill |
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[Mittelholstein Subcounty flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013
approved 12 September 2012 See also:

Municipality of Nienborstel

Nienborstel Municipal Flag

[Nienborstel municipal flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 14 Oct 2008
approved 13 December 2007

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is an armorial flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013

Nienborstel Municipal Coat of Arms

[Nienborstel coat of arms] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 14 Oct 2008

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided by a sinuous line into golden (= yellow) over green. The only figure is a tree with four leaves in counterchanged colours.
Meaning:
The sinuos line is symbolizing the particular landscape in the municipality. The tree is symbolizing forestal riches. The number of leaves is symbolizing the four settlement cores of Barlohe, Dörpstedt, Hütten and Nienborstel proper. The green colour is symbolizing the groves and the yellow colour the moraines.
Source: Municipal Roll of Arms Schleswig-Holstein Online

Flag and coat of arms were approved on 13 December 2007. The artist is Uwe Nagel from Bergenhusen.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013


Municipality of Nindorf

Nindorf Municipal Flag

[Nindorf municipal flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 3 May 2006
approved 10 June 2002

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It blue over green bicolour separated by a yellow fimbriation. For further details see the description of coat of arms below.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013

Nindorf Municipal Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
In a blue shield upon a green base is a golden (= yellow) hill, superimposed by a silver (= white) ring, which is open on top and ending in two oak leaves. Hill and base are superimposed by five pallets, being blue upon hill and silver (= white) upon base.
Meaning:
The colours of blue and white are symbolizing the sky. The colours of green and yellow are symbolizing fields and meadows. The leaves are symbolizing (pars pro toto) a double-oak in the centre of the municipality. The municipality is built upon a hill, being a watershed. The pallets are symbolizing the five fountains needed for water supply.
Source: Municipal Roll of Arms Schleswig-Holstein Online

The flag was approved on 10 June 2002. The coat of arms was approved on 8 January 2002. The artist is Wolfgang Ohl from Nindorf.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013


Municipality of Oldenbüttel

Oldenbüttel Municipal Flag

[Oldenbüttel municipal flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 16 May 2006
approved 10 September 2004

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is an armorial flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013

Oldenbüttel Municipal Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided by a silver (= white) bar wavy, superimposed by a blue barrulet wavy. Above in a blue field is a silver (= white) and black hauled ferry. Below in a green field ar three silver (= white) houses ordered 2:1.
Meaning:
After the Kiel Canal had been completed, the municipality was intersected. The village of Bokelhoop is located north of the channel and the cores of Oldenbüttel and Bokhorst are located south of the channel. The core remained connected by a ferry, which had been maintained as a hauled ferry until 1990. The houses are representing the settlement cores. The bar and the barrulet are representing the Eider River and the Kiel Canal. The green colour is representing agriculture and nature.
Source: Municipal Roll of Arms Schleswig-Holstein Online

Flag and coat of arms were approved on 10 September 2004.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013


Municipality of Osterstedt

Osterstedt Municipal Flag

[Osterstedt municipal flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 17 Apr 2006
approved 2 March 2005

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is an armorial flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013

Osterstedt Municipal Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per bend wavy. Above left in a green field is a golden (= yellow), rising, radiant sun. Below right in a golden (= yellow) field are two green leaves and three red berries of whitethorn (Latin: Crataegus oxyacantha).
Meaning:
The rising sun is a canting element, representing the East (German: Osten). The whitethorn is very common within the local hedges. The yellow colour is symbolizing the moraines, the green colour is symbolizing landscape and agriculture.
Source: Municipal Roll of Arms Schleswig-Holstein Online

Flag and coat of arms were approved on 2 March 2005. The artist is Uwe Nagel from Bergenhusen.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013


Municipality of Padenstedt

Padenstedt Municipal Flag

[Padenstedt municipal flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 17 May 2006
approved 22 September 1997

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is an armorial flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013

Padenstedt Municipal Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The silver (= white) shield is divided by a blue fess wavy. Above is a green, rooted oak tree, below is a red horseshoe.
Meaning:
The fess wavy is symbolizing the Stör River. The tree is displaying the typical kind of tree in the municipality. The horseshoe is symbolizing the importance of agriculture in the past.
Source: Municipal Roll of Arms Schleswig-Holstein Online

Flag and coat of arms were approved on 22 September 1997. The artist is is Uwe Nagel from Bergenhusen.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013


Municipality of Rade bei Hohenwestedt

Rade bei Hohenwestedt Municipal Flag

[Rade bei Hohenwestedt municipal flag] 3:5 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013
approved 11 September 2011

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is nearly an armorial flag. The division per chevron of the arms is continued to both ends of the sheet by a division per fess.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013

Rade bei Hohenwestedt Municipal Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per chevron. Above right in a green field are two golden (= yellow) ears of grain, the right ear is higher. Above left in a green field is a golden (= yellow) horsehead. In the centre of the shield in a silver (= white) field is a red millwheel. The golden (= yellow) chief is edged by a blue fess wavy.
Meaning:
The silver apex, "ingressing" the green wood, is alluding to the name "Rade", which means "forest clearance". The millwheel is symbolizing the local mill, which had been privileged by the Danish kings. The fess wavy is symbolizing the creek and the two ponds, which drove the millwheel. The golden base is symbolizing the moraines of the Hohenwestedter Geest.
Source: Municipal Roll of Arms Schleswig-Holstein Online

Flag and coat of arms were approved on 11 September 2011. The artist is Uwe Nagel from Bergenhusen.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013


Municipality of Remmels

Remmels Municipal Flag

[Remmels municipal flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 26 May 2006
approved 10 June 2003

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is an armorial flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013

Remmels Municipal Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
In a golden (= yellow) shield is a green hill, superimposed by a silver (= white) tower having a red roof. The tower is flanked by two silver (= white) maple leaves. Below the tower is a golden (= yellow) post horn.
Meaning:
The colours of green and yellow are symbolizing the landscape. The tower is supplying the municipality with water. The maple leaves are alluding to the name (Remmels = grove). The horn is alluding to the coaching inn (post office), that had been built in Remmels in 1762.
Source: Municipal Roll of Arms Schleswig-Holstein Online

Flag and coat of arms were approved on 10 June 2003. The artist is Uwe Nagel from Bergenhusen.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013


Municipality of Tappendorf

Tappendorf Municipal Flag

[Tappendorf municipal flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 23 May 2006
approved 22 September 1997

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is an armorial flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013

Tappendorf Municipal Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The silver (= white) shield is superimposed by a red fess, which is superimposed by an unspecified golden (= yellow) coronet with six spikes. Above is a red "mural crown" with six pinnacles. Below is a blue key.
Meaning:
The charges are based upon a legend of a king, who hid a chunk of gold, a donation of a servant, in a locked drawer. (no further information given).
Source: Municipal Roll of Arms Schleswig-Holstein Online

Flag and coat of arms(?) were approved on 22 September 1997. The artist is Uwe Nagel from Bergenhusen.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013


Municipality of Todenbüttel

Todenbüttel Municipal Flag

[Todenbüttel municipal flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 13 May 2006
approved 19 April 1985

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. The hoist side is displaying the coat of arms without shield. The flyend is horizontally divided by nine alternating blue and white stripes.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013

Todenbüttel Municipal Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The shield is divided per bend sinister wavy into blue and silver (= white) with two oak leaves in counterchanged colours.
Meaning:
The partition and the number of leaves are alluding to the merger of Todenbüttel and Maisborstel in 1938. The bend wavy is symbolizing the Todenbüttler Au, a creek and is symbolizing that the municipality belongs to the county of Rendsburd-Eckernförde. The county's shield is divided the same way. The leaves are also representing the big Rendsburg Forest (in the past). The colours are symbolizing riches of water.
Source: Reißmann 1997. p.343

Flag and coat of arms were approved on 19 April 1985. The artist is Hans Frieder Kühne from Barsbüttel.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013


Municipality of Wapelfeld

Wapelfeld Municipal Flag

[Wapelfeld municipal flag] 3:5 image by Jörg Majewski, 8 May 2006
approved 9 March 2004

Description of flag:
The ratio is 3:5. It is a green over yellow bicolour with ratio approx. 4:1. The coat of arms is in the centre of the flag.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013

Wapelfeld Municipal Coat of Arms

Description of coat of arms:
The golden (= yellow) shield is divided by a blue bend sinister wavy, however not completely divided, because the bend is broken in the middle. Above right is a red wheel with eight spokes. Below left is a green cane above a green picket fence issuant.
Meaning:
The cane is a canting element, representing the local swamps ("Wapelfeld" acc. to Laur(1992) is "field near swamp"). The bend wavy is symbolizing the Wapelfelder Au, a creek. The interruption is symbolizing one of the first bridges in the Rendsburg district. The wheel is symbolizing a railway line and an old highway. The picket fence is alluding to a castle, begun in 1248 and probably never finished, because it was destroyed already in 1249.
Source: Municipal Roll of Arms Schleswig-Holstein Online

Flag and coat of arms were approved on 9 March 2004. The artist is Uwe Nagel from Bergenhusen.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Jan 2013


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