Last modified: 2012-08-15 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Lippetal banner]](../images/d/de-so_lt.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Jun 2010
The municipality was established on 1 July 1969, uniting several villages from former counties of Soest and Beckum. The city has about 12,000 inhabitants and is located in the northwestern corner of nowadays county of Soest on both banks of river Lippe.
Lippetal consists of 11 villages:
Brockhausen, Heintrop-Büninghausen, Herzfeld, Hovestadt, Hultrop, Krewinkel-Wiltrop, Lippborg, Niederbauer, Nordwald, Oestinghausen und Schoneberg.
The biggest among them are Oestinghausen (over 2,000 inhabitants), Lippborg and Herzfeld (both over 3,000 inhabitants). The latter is famous for its pilgrimage to worship St.Ida, the patron saint of the local parish church. Furthermore it is said, that nearly every female of that village has "Ida" as 2nd Christian name.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Jun 2010
Description of banner:
It is a blue - white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.446
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Jun 2010
Description of coat of arms:
The silver (=white) shield is divided by a broad, blue, wavy bend, which is superimposed by a sinister bendy golden (=yellow) bridge masoned black.
Meaning:
According to source the bend is symbolizing river Lippe, while the golden bridge is symbolizing the amalgamation of several municipalities on both banks of river Lippe.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.169
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 22 Jun 2010
Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Arnsberg on 1 July 1971.
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