Municipality of Lotte (Germany)

Gemeinde Lotte, Kreis Steinfurt, Northrhine-Westphalia

Last modified: 2011-06-17 by german editorial team
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• Current Flag
• Banner
• Coat of arms

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Current Flag

Description of current flag:
It is a square with three red tails. In centre of the white square is the coat of arms.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.449
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Jun 2010

Banner

Description of banner:
It is a red - white - red triband with ratio 1.3.:1. The coat of arms is shifted to the top.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.449
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Jun 2010

Coat of arms

Description of coat of arms:
The red shield is divided by a silver(=white) sinister-bendy wavy line. In the upper dexter corner is a bendy golden(=yellow) anchor turned upwards down. In the lower sinister corner is a silver(=white) leaf of a water-lily.
Meaning:
According to source the water-lily and the colours red and white are taken from the arms of the counts of Tecklenburg, the wavy line is symbolizing the creeks Düte and Haase. The anchor is said to have been taken from the arms of local kin of von Harde.
Source: Veddeler 2003, p.171
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Jun 2010

Flag, banner and coat of arms were approved by Regierungspräsident Münster on 15 August 1957.

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