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Municipality of Lienen (Germany)

Gemeinde Lienen, Steinfurt County, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2012-08-29 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Lienen flag] 1:1  image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2007
approved 30 June 1962 See also:

Square Flag

Description of flag:
It is a square with three red tails. The square is an image of the coat of arms.
Description of coat of arms:
There are three leaves of a water-lily, shaped like hearts. Two of them are above, one is below a line shaped like a hill with three peaks. The upper leaves are red in a silver(=white) field. Chief and base are countercharged.
Meaning:
Colours and leaves are symbolizing the former rule of the counts of Tecklenburg. The mountain is symbolizing the cities name, which had been derived from "Berglehne".
Authorized: 30 June 1962 by minister of the interior of Northrhine-Westphalia
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.445
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2007

Banner

[Lienen banner] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2007

Description of banner:
It is a red and white vertical bicolour with the coat of arms shifted to the top.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 Nov 2007

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